Cervical degenerative changes in idiopathic scoliosis patients who underwent long fusion to the sacrum as adults: Incidence, severity, and evolution

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-30

  Ofiram, Elisha ^a,b   Garvey, Timothy A ^a   Schwender, James D ^a   Wroblewski, Jill M ^a   Winter, Robert B ^a  

^a TWIN CITIES SPINE CENTER   (United States)

^b Chosen Specialties Clinics   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylosis; Degenerative cervical disease; Idiopathic scoliosis; Long fusion to the sacrum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOLUTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INCIDENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

EID: 61449205989     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-008-0044-0     Document Type: Article

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