Lowest instrumented vertebra selection in AIS

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Erickson, Mark A ^a,b   Baulesh, David M ^a  

^a Childrens Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; curve classification; curve flexibility; lowest instrumented vertebra

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; JOINT MOBILITY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 78650950946     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318202bfcd     Document Type: Article

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