Spontaneous lumbar curve correction in selective thoracic fusions of idiopathic scoliosis: A comparison of anterior and posterior approaches

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1068-1073

  Patel, Prerana N ^a   Upasani, Vidyadhar V ^b   Bastrom, Tracey P ^f   Marks, Michelle C ^c   Pawelek, Jeff B ^c   Betz, Randal R ^d   Lenke, Lawrence G ^e   Newton, Peter O ^b,c,f  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of California San Diego ^*  (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Anterior versus posterior approach; Selective thoracic fusion; Spontaneous lumbar curve correction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43049120014     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31816f6404     Document Type: Article

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