EVALUATION OF PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS UNDERGOING SPINAL FUSION BY THE POSTERIOR APPROACH

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prognostic factors in the treatment of patients diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis undergoing spinal fusion by the posterior approach. Methods: The study included 48 patients with idiopathic adolescent scoliosis (43 females and 5 males) who underwe...

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Main Authors: FELIPE DE MORAES POMAR, DAPHINE DE CARVALHO SOUSA, ALBERTO OFENHEJM GOTFRYD, NICOLA JORGE CARNEIRO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)
Series:Coluna/Columna
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