Intraoperative skull-femoral traction in posterior spinal arthrodesis for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: The impact on perioperative outcomes and health resource utilization

Spine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2015, Pages E154-E160

  Da Cunha, Rachael J ^a   Sayegh, Samir Al ^a   La Mothe, Jeremy M ^a   Letal, Michael ^b   Johal, Herman ^a   Parsons, David L ^a   Ferri De barros, Fábio ^a  

^a Division of Orthopaedic Surgery   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Arthrodesis; Costeffectiveness; Health resources; Idiopathic; Intraoperative; Posterior; Scoliosis; Spine; Traction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTRAOPERATIVE SKULL FEMORAL TRACTION; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACTION THERAPY; FEMUR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; SCOLIOSIS; SKULL; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; OPERATIVE TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SKULL; SPINAL FUSION; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84926214015     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000711     Document Type: Article

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