Clinical results of posterolateral fusion for degenerative lumbar spinal diseases: A follow-up study of more than 10 years

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 317-324

  Kuroki, Hiroshi ^a   Tajima, Naoya ^a   Kubo, Shinichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Long term follow up; Lumbar spine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Posterolateral fusion; Radiographic evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036301830     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760200054     Document Type: Article

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