Comparing results of posterior spine fusion in patients with AIS: Are two surgeons better than one?

Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 54-58

  Halanski, Matthew A ^a   Elfman, Corey M ^a   Cassidy, Jeffrey A ^b   Hassan, Nabil E ^b   Sund, Sarah A ^a   Noonan, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

AIS; Dual surgeon; Morbidity; Scoliosis; Two surgeon

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COBB ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OSTEOTOMY; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE MALFORMATION; SURGEON;

EID: 84887332632     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0972978X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jor.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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