Successful use of posterior instrumented spinal fusion alone for scoliosis in 19 patients with neurofibromatosis type-1 followed up for at least 25 months

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 915-921

  Li, Ming ^a   Fang, Xiutong ^b   Li, Yang ^b   Ni, Jianqiang ^a   Gu, Suxi ^a   Zhu, Xiaodong ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Long posterior fusion; NF 1; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COBB ANGLE; DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; FIXATION FAILURE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; REMISSION INDUCTION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649642143     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0696-5     Document Type: Article

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