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Keith H. Bridwell
Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis
Publications - 400
Citations - 39542
Keith H. Bridwell is an academic researcher from Washington University in St. Louis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Scoliosis & Spinal fusion. The author has an hindex of 105, co-authored 391 publications receiving 35676 citations. Previous affiliations of Keith H. Bridwell include St. Louis Children's Hospital & Shriners Hospitals for Children.
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The Impact of Positive Sagittal Balance in Adult Spinal Deformity
Steven D. Glassman,Keith H. Bridwell,John R. Dimar,William C. Horton,Sigurd Berven,Frank J. Schwab +5 more
TL;DR: This study shows that although even mildly positive sagittal balance is somewhat detrimental, severity of symptoms increases in a linear fashion with progressive sagittal imbalance, and shows that kyphosis is more favorable in the upper thoracic region but very poorly tolerated in the lumbar spine.
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Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A New Classification to Determine Extent of Spinal Arthrodesis
Lawrence G. Lenke,Randal R. Betz,Jürgen Harms,Keith H. Bridwell,David H. Clements,Thomas G. Lowe,Kathy Blanke +6 more
TL;DR: A new two-dimensional classification of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, as tested by two groups of surgeons, was shown to be much more reliable than the King system.
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Correlation of radiographic parameters and clinical symptoms in adult scoliosis
TL;DR: This study suggests that restoration of a more normal sagittal balance is the critical goal for any reconstructive spine surgery and suggests that magnitude of coronal deformity and extent of Coronal correction are less critical parameters.
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Segmental analysis of the sagittal plane alignment of the normal thoracic and lumbar spines and thoracolumbar junction
Mark Bernhardt,Keith H. Bridwell +1 more
TL;DR: There is a wide range of normal sagittal alignment of the thoracic and lumbar spines, and when using composite measurements of the combined frontal and sagittal plane deformity of scoliosis, this widerange of sagittal variance should be taken into consideration.
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Risk factors for surgical site infection following orthopaedic spinal operations.
Margaret A. Olsen,Jeffrey J. Nepple,K. Daniel Riew,Lawrence G. Lenke,Keith H. Bridwell,Jennie Mayfield,Victoria J. Fraser +6 more
TL;DR: Diabetes was associated with the highest independent risk of spinal surgical site infection, and an elevated preoperative or postoperative serum glucose level was also independently associated with an increased risk of surgical site infections.