Pediatric pedicle screws: Comparative effectiveness and safety - A systematic literature review from the Scoliosis Research Society and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America task force

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1227-1234

  Ledonio, Charles Gerald T ^a   Polly, David W ^a   Vitale, Michael G ^b   Wang, Qi ^a   Richards, B Stephens ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CHILD; DEVICE SAFETY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE MALFORMATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052824676     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00678     Document Type: Review

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