Computed tomographic validation of the porcine model for thoracic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-25

  Patel, Ashish ^a   Schwab, Frank ^a   Lafage, Virginie ^a   Patel, Archit ^b   Obeidat, Moutasem M ^c   Farcy, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

AIS; Growth modulation; Nonfusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COBB ANGLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; HEIGHT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; RIBS; ROTATION; SCOLIOSIS; SWINE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 76149142781     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b79169     Document Type: Article

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