Posterior selective thoracic fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Chinese Medical Sciences Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 216-220

  Yu, Bin ^a   Zhang, Jian Guo ^a   Qiu, Gui Xing ^a   Wang, Yi Peng ^a   Weng, Xi Sheng ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Selective thoracic fusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MOBILITY; THORACIC SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 5444226904     PISSN: 10019294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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