Efficacy of calcium sulfate plus decompression bone in lumbar and lumbosacral spinal fusion: Preliminary results in 40 patients

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 262-266

  Alexander, D I ^a   Manson, N A ^a   Mitchell, M J ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PELLET; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSSIFICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CALCIUM SULFATE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0034881016     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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