Adult scoliosis in patients over sixty-five years of age: Outcomes of operative versus nonoperative treatment at a minimum two-year follow-up

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2165-2170

  Li, Gang ^a   Passias, Peter ^a   Kozanek, Michal ^a   Fu, Eric ^a   Wang, Shaobai ^a   Xia, Qun ^a   Li, Guoan ^a   Rand, Frank E ^b   Wood, Kirkham B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult scoliosis; Age over 65; Operative versus nonoperative treatment; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADICULOPATHY; SCOLIOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 12; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SELF-EXAMINATION; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349741316     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b3ff0c     Document Type: Article

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