A survey of current controversies in scoliosis surgery in the United Kingdom

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1573-1578

  Michael, Anthony L R ^a   Loughenbury, Peter R ^b   Rao, Abhay S ^b   Dunsmuir, Robert A ^b   Millner, Peter A ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

deformity surgery; scoliosis; survey; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

COBALT; RECOMBINANT BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BONE GRAFT; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE PROSTHESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALVAGE THERAPY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84865646207     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31825409f4     Document Type: Article

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