Spinal fusion for lumbar instability: Does it have a scientific basis?

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 200-204

  Muggleton, J M ^a   Kondracki, M ^a   Allen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Instability; Lumbar spine fusion; Pseudarthrosis; Spine biomechanics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0034465525     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-200006000-00002     Document Type: Article

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