Publications by authors named "Trudi Nelson"

Study Design: A retrospective review comparing patients who had postoperative ketorolac and those who did not following posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation (PSFI) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).

Objective: To analyze the effect of postoperative ketorolac on the incidence of pseudoarthrosis in postoperative AIS patients.

Summary Of Background Data: Ketorolac (Toradol, Roche Laboratories, Nutley, NJ) is a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug that is an effective adjunct to manage postoperative pain.

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