Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis – case report of a patient with clinical deterioration after surgery

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although there is no evidence that the long-term effects of scoliosis surgery are superior to the long-term effects of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) itself, patients can fear the consequences of not under going this surgery d...

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Main Author: Weiss Hans-Rudolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-12-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Online Access:http://www.pssjournal.com/content/1/1/7