Failure of external spinal skeletal fixation to improve predictability of lumbar arthrodesis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1656-1659

  Bednar, D A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0035187032     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200111000-00006     Document Type: Article

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