Comparison of the curative effects of video assisted thoracoscopic anterior correction and small incision, thoracotomic anterior correction for idiopathic thoracic scoliosis

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1369-1373

  Qiu, Yong ^a   Wang, Bin ^a   Zhu, Feng ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Correction; Minimal invasion; Scoliosis; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 51349138761     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200808010-00007     Document Type: Article

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