Spinal deformity: A new classification derived from neutral upright spinal alignment measurements in asymptomatic juvenile, adolescent, adult, and geriatric individuals

Neurosurgery

Volumn 63, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Kuntz, Charles ^a   Shaffrey, Christopher I ^b   Ondra, Stephen L ^c   Durrani, Atiq A ^a   Mummaneni, Praveen V ^d   Levin, Linda S ^a   Pettigrew, David B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Coronal; Kyphosis; Lordosis; Neutral; Sagittal; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; JUVENILE; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; VARIANCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY POSTURE; CLASSIFICATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD; SPINE DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; POSTURE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 65849324464     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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