Comparison of compensatory curve spontaneous derotation after selective thoracic or lumbar fusions in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 2643-2647

  Ritzman, Todd F ^a   Upasani, Vidyadhar V ^b   Bastrom, Tracey P ^c   Betz, Randal R ^d   Lonner, Baron S ^e   Newton, Peter O ^a,b,f  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Shriner's Hospital   (United States)

^e Scoliosis Associates   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Axial plane correction; Selective fusions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPENSATORY CURVE SPONTANEOUS DEROTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; SPINE FUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; HOSPITALIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58949094211     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181891806     Document Type: Article

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