Indications for thoracic and lumbar spine fusion and trends in use

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 803-811

  Abraham, D J ^a   Herkowitz, H N ^a   Katz, J N ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0031725088     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-5898(05)70049-3     Document Type: Article

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