Variability of expert opinion in treatment of early-onset scoliosis

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 469, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1317-1322

  Vitale, Michael G ^a   Gomez, Jaime A ^b   Matsumoto, Hiroko ^a   Roye Jr , David P ^a   Betz, Randal R ^c   Campbell Jr , Robert M ^c   Emans, John B ^c   Flynn, John M ^c   Ramirez Lluch, Norman ^c   Snyder, Brian ^c   Sturm, Peter F ^c   Song, Kit M ^c   Smith, John T ^c   Shilt, Jeffrey S ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGEON; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 79955634486     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-010-1540-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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