Adult scoliosis surgery outcomes: A systematic review

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Yadla, Sanjay ^a   Maltenfort, Mitchell G ^a   Ratliff, John K ^a   Harrop, James S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult scoliosis; Adult spine deformity; Outcome; Pooled analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BLOOD; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 77953560678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.12.FOCUS09254     Document Type: Article

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