title: Combined anterior-posterior fusion with laterally placed threaded interbody cages and pedicle screws for Scheuermann kyphosis. Case report and review of the literature.
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.
authors.affiliation: National Capital Consortium, Neurosurgery Program, Walter Reed, Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. RossMoquin@aol.com
authors.forename: Ross R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Moquin
authors.forename: Michael K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Rosner
authors.forename: Patrick B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D019567:Back Injuries / Q000150:complications; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001915:Braces; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D018450:Disease Progression; D017586:Diskectomy; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D011859:Radiography; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology