Subjective evaluation of treatment outcomes of instrumentation with pedicle screws or hybrid constructs in Lenke Type 1 and 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: What happens when judges are blinded to the instrumentation?

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1927-1935

  Arlet, Vincent ^a   Ouellet, Jean Albert ^b   Shilt, Jeffrey ^c   Shen, Francis H ^a   Wood, Kirkham ^d   Chan, Donald ^a   Hicks, John ^a   Bersusky, Ernesto ^e   Reddi, Vasantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^d Orthopedic Associates   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Hybrid hooks; Pedicle screws; Treatment outcomes for spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB; SCAPULA; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUNK; VERTEBRA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBS; SCOLIOSIS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449194217     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1127-1     Document Type: Article

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