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Long fusion correction of degenerative adult spinal deformity and the selection of the upper or lower thoracic region as the site of proximal instrumentation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare outcomes when the upper and lower thoracic regions were used as the site of proximal instrumentation to treat adult spinal deformity. METHODS: MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane library searches were performed to identify studies that compared outcome measur...

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Autores principales: Fu, Xin, Sun, Xiao-Lei, Harris, Jonathan A, Sheng, Sun-Ren, Xu, Hua-Zi, Chi, Yong-Long, Wu, Ai-Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5128941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27852709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012103