Indications for magnetic resonance imaging in presumed adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2187-2195

  Davids, Jon R ^a,b   Chamberlin, Eric ^a,c   Blackhurst, Dawn W ^a,d  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b Motion Analysis Laboratory   (United States)

^c Pittsburgh Bone and Joint Surgeons   (United States)

^d GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD; SPINE DISEASE;

EID: 5344263038     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200410000-00009     Document Type: Article

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