Selective posterior thoracic fusion by means of direct vertebral derotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Effects on the sagittal alignment

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1114-1117

  Mladenov, Kiril V ^a   Vaeterlein, Christiane ^a   Stuecker, Ralf ^a  

^a Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus   (Germany)

Author keywords

AIS; Direct vertebral derotation; Sagittal alignment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIRECT VERTEBRAL DEROTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; OSTEOTOMY; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTERIOR THORACIC FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 80052553403     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1740-7     Document Type: Article

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