Bracing of patients after fusion for degenerative problems of the lumbar spine - Yes or no?

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1426-1428

  Connolly, Patrick J ^a,c   Grob, D ^b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^c 550 Harrison Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0032526610     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199806150-00024     Document Type: Review

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