Abstract
The authors report their preferred method for correcting Scheuermann disease via a combined anterior-posterior approach; their procedure is associated with a lower morbidity rate than the standard approach. Twenty-month followup examination demonstrated excellent maintenance of correction. The results satisfied the requirements to function without restriction in a vigorous military environment.
MeSH terms
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Accidents, Traffic
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Adult
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Back Injuries / complications
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Back Pain / etiology
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Back Pain / physiopathology
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Biomechanical Phenomena
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Bone Screws*
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Bone Transplantation
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Braces
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Decompression, Surgical
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Disease Progression
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Diskectomy
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Humans
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Internal Fixators*
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Kyphosis / complications
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Kyphosis / surgery*
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Kyphosis / therapy
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Male
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Models, Biological
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Radiography
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Ribs / surgery
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Spinal Cord Compression / etiology
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Spinal Fusion / instrumentation
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Spinal Fusion / methods*
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Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
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Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery*
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Thoracotomy
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Urination Disorders / etiology