Operative treatment of isthmic spondylolisthesis in children: A long-term, retrospective comparative study with matched cohorts

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 766-775

  Jalanko, Tuomas ^a,e   Helenius, Ilkka ^b   Remes, Ville ^c   Lamberg, Tommi ^d   Tervahartiala, Pekka ^d   Yrjönen, Timo ^a   Poussa, Mikko ^a   Schlenzka, Dietrich ^a  

^a ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c PEIJAS HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e 00100 Helsinki   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Comparative study; Spondylolisthesis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE AND SEX; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OPERATION DURATION; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79956224309     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1591-7     Document Type: Article

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