Management of low lumbar fractures by dorsal decompression, fusion, and lumbosacral laminar distraction fixation

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 142-148

  Benzel, Edward C ^a   Ball, Perry A ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Lumbar fracture; Lumbosacral fixation; Lumbosacral fracture; S 1 lamina; S 2 dorsal neuroforamina

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LORDOSIS; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 0034070823     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2000.92.2.0142     Document Type: Article

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