Morbidity and mortality associated with spinal surgery in children: A review of the Scoliosis Research Society morbidity and mortality database: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-41

  Fu, Kai Ming G ^a   Smith, Justin S ^a   Polly Jr , David W ^b   Ames, Christopher P ^c   Berven, Sigurd H ^d   Perra, Joseph H ^e   Glassman, Steven D ^f   McCarthy, Richard E ^g   Knapp Jr , D Raymond ^h   Shaffrey, Christopher I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c TWIN CITIES SPINE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NORTON LEATHERMAN SPINE CENTER   (United States)

^g Jackson T Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute   (United States)

^h ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Mortality; Pediatric neurosurgery; Spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMONITORING; OSTEOTOMY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL HEMATOMA; SPINE INJURY; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL INJURIES; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79251583446     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.10.PEDS10212     Document Type: Article

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