Pain and disability determine treatment modality for older patients with adult scoliosis, while deformity guides treatment for younger patients

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2186-2190

  Bess, Shay ^a   Boachie Adjei, Oheneba ^b   Burton, Doug ^c   Cunningham, Matthew ^b   Shaffrey, Chris ^d   Shelokov, Alexis ⁱ   Hostin, Richard ^e   Schwab, Frank ^f   Wood, Kirkham ^g   Akbarnia, Behrooz ^h  

^a Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e Baylor Scoliosis Center   (United States)

^f NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR SPINAL DISORDERS   (United States)

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Author keywords

Adult scoliosis; Non operative treatment; Operative treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349747294     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b05146     Document Type: Article

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