Iatrogenic spondylolysis leading to contralateral pedicular stress fracture and unstable spondylolisthesis: A case report

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 895-898

  Maurer, Stephen G ^a   Wright, Kevin E ^a   Bendo, John A ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Iatrogenic; Pedicle; Spondylolisthesis; Spondylolysis; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS; STRESS FRACTURE;

AGED; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS;

EID: 0034000084     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200004010-00022     Document Type: Article

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