The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 523-529 , July 2009

Thoracoscopic anterior instrumented fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with emphasis on the sagittal plane

  • Baron S. Lonner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 212 E 69th Street, New York, NY 10021. Tel.: (212) 737-554; fax: (212) 737-1369.
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  • Joshua D. Auerbach, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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  • Rafael Levin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, USA
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  • David Matusz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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  • Carrie L. Scharf, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, USA
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  • Georgia Panagopoulos, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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  • Alok D. Sharan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

Received 15 March 2007 ,Accepted 17 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2008.11.005

The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 523-529 , July 2009

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