Surgical treatment of main thoracic scoliosis with thoracoscopic anterior instrumentation. A five-year follow-up study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2077-2089

  Newton, Peter O ^a   Upasani, Vidyadhar V ^a   Lhamby, Juliano ^b   Ugrinow, Valerie L ^a   Pawelek, Jeff B ^a   Bastrom, Tracey P ^a  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL SANTA RITA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 53549084348     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01315     Document Type: Article

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