Posterior lumbar interbody fusion for revision disc surgery: Review of 50 cases in which carbon fiber cages were implanted

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 95, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 190-195

  Chitnavis, Bhupal ^a   Barbagallo, Giuseppe ^a   Selway, Richard ^a   Dardis, Ronan ^a   Hussain, Ahmed ^a   Gullan, Richard ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber cage; Posterior lumbar interbody fusion; Revision disc surgery

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON FIBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; REOPERATION; SPINAL ROOT; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARBON; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; REOPERATION; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035489795     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2001.95.2.0190     Document Type: Article

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