A new three-stage spinal shortening procedure for reduction of severe adolescent isthmic spondylolisthesis: A case series with medium-to long-term follow-up

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Mehdian, S Hossein ^a   Arun, Ranganathan ^b,c  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Education for Scotland   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent high grade isthmic spondylolisthesis; anatomic reduction; new technique

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LEG PAIN; LORDOSIS; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEVERE ADOLESCENT ISTHMIC SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 79955647788     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182158c1f     Document Type: Article

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