Thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Selection of fusion level

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 465-472

  Badra, Mohammad I ^a   Feldman, David S ^b   Hart, Robert A ^c  

^a CLEMENCEAU MEDICAL CENTER   (Lebanon)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

classification; fusion level; instrumentation; neutral vertebra; stable vertebra; thoracic scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; JOINT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA;

HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 77955229330     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e32833cb72d     Document Type: Review

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