The predictive value of the fulcrum bending radiograph in spontaneous apical vertebral derotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2012, Pages

  Luk, Keith D K ^a   Cheung, Wai Yuen ^a   Wong, Yik ^b   Cheung, Kenneth M C ^a   Wong, Yat Wa ^a   Samartzis, Dino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Hong Kong Baptist Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

fulcrum bending radiograph; idiopathic scoliosis; vertebral derotation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FULCRUM BENDING RADIOGRAPH; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SPONTANEOUS APICAL VERTEBRAL DEROTATION; SUPINE POSITION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOLIOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE;

EID: 84863465023     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31824f108f     Document Type: Article

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