Lumbar curve is stable after selective thoracic fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A 20-year follow-up

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 833-839

  Larson, A Noelle ^a   Fletcher, Nicholas D ^b   Daniel, Cindy ^c   Richards, B Stephens ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Emory Spine Center   (United States)

^c TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; long term outcomes; selective thoracic fusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860835543     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318236a59f     Document Type: Article

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