Comparison between 4.0-mm stainless steel and 4.75-mm titanium alloy single-rod spinal instrumentation for anterior thoracoscopic scoliosis surgery

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 2173-2178

  Yoon, Seung Hwan ^a   Ugrinow, Valerie L ^a   Upasani, Vidyadhar V ^b   Pawelek, Jeff B ^a   Newton, Peter O ^a,b,c  

^a Rady Childrens Hospital and Health Center

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

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior thoracoscopic approach; Scoliosis surgery; Single rod instrumentation; Stainless steel versus titanium alloy

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; ALLOY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE STUDY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SCOLIOSIS; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

ALLOYS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; STAINLESS STEEL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; THORACOSCOPY; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55449136221     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817f9415     Document Type: Article

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