Thoracic pedicle screw instrumentation: The learning curve and evolution in technique in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2158-2164

  Lonner, Baron S ^a   Auerbach, Joshua D ^b   Estreicher, Michael B ^a   Kean, Kristin E ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Learning curve; Thoracic pedicle screws

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OPERATION DURATION; PEDICLE SCREW; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349733419     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b4f7e8     Document Type: Article

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