Degenerative Scoliosis: A Review

HSS Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-264

  Kotwal, Suhel ^a,b   Pumberger, Matthias ^a,b   Hughes, Alex ^a,b   Girardi, Federico ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

adult deformity; adult scoliosis; degenerative scoliosis; secondary scoliosis; spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054009627     PISSN: 15563316     EISSN: 15563324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-011-9204-5     Document Type: Review

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