Analysis of circumferential lumbar fusion outcome in the treatment of degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 472-478

  Gertzbein, Stanley D ^a,b   Hollopeter, Michael ^a   Hall, Sally D ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circumferential fusion; Lumbar spine; Outcome study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 0032411778     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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