Preoperative medical and surgical planning for early onset scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 2239-2244

  Johnston, Charles E ^a  

^a TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

early onset spinal deformity; medical and surgical evaluation; pulmonary and nutritional support; surgical planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESIS; OSTEOPENIA; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCOLIOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX WALL DEFECT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; RIBS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE;

EID: 78650578159     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181fd5853     Document Type: Article

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