Comparison of supine bending, push-prone, and traction under general anesthesia radiographs in predicting curve flexibility and postoperative correction in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 416-422

  Liu, Raymond W ^a   Teng, Andelle L ^b   Armstrong, Douglas G ^c   Poe Kochert, Connie ^c   Son Hing, Jochen P ^c   Thompson, George H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Push prone radiographs; Supine bending radiographs; Traction under general anesthesia radiographs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRONE POSITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; SUPINE POSITION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249114325     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b3564a     Document Type: Article

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