Posterior correction of thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with pedicle screw instrumentation: Results of 48 patients with minimal 10-year follow-up

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 345-354

  Min, Kan ^a   Sdzuy, Christoph ^a   Farshad, Mazda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Choice of fusion levels; Long term operative results; Long term pulmonary function; Selective posterior correction with pedicle screw instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COBB ANGLE; DENSITY; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; ROTATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE IMPLANT; VERTEBRA; BONE SCREW; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876272932     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2533-3     Document Type: Article

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