Ten Percent of Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Have Variations in the Number of Thoracic or Lumbar Vertebrae

Background Surveys have demonstrated that wrong-site surgery of the spine is performed by up to 50% of spine surgeons over the course of a career. Inaccurate identification of appropriate vertebral levels is a common reason for wrong-site spine surgery. The present study examined the prevalence of v...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2013, Vol.95 (9), p.828-833
Hauptverfasser:	Ibrahim, David A., BA, Myung, Karen S., MD, PhD, Skaggs, David L., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Orthopedics
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