Different proximal thoracic curve patterns have different relative positions of esophagus to spine in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A computed tomography study

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 193-199

  Jiang, Jun ^a   Mao, Saihu ^a   Zhao, Qinghua ^a   Liu, Zhen ^a   Qian, Bangping ^a   Zhu, Feng ^a   Qiu, Yong ^a  

^a THE AFFILIATED DRUM TOWER HOSPITAL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (China)

Author keywords

computed tomography; esophagus; pedicle screw; proximal thoracic curve; scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 84863037840     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182285fb9     Document Type: Article

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