Indications and outcomes of reconstructive surgery in chronic pain of spinal origin

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 2555-2563

  Slosar, Paul J ^a   Wetzel, F Todd ^a   Prager, Joshua ^a   Saal, Joel ^a   Straus, Barry ^a   Turk, Dennis ^a   Andersson, Gunnar B J ^a   Weinstein, James ^a  

^a San Francisco Spine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Fusion; Lumbar degeneration; Reconstructive surgery; Spinal pain

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; CHRONIC PAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PEER REVIEW; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037111886     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200211150-00031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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