One versus two BAK fusion cages in posterior lumbar interbody fusion to L4-L5 degenerative spondylolisthesis: A randomized, controlled prospective study in 25 patients with minimum two-year follow-up

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 2753-2757

  Zhao, Jie ^a   Wang, Xinwei ^a   Hou, Tiesheng ^a   He, Shisheng ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis; Fusion cage; Interbody; Lumbar; Lumbar threaded fusion cage; Posterior lumbar interbody fusion; Spondylolisthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAMINECTOMY; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037115327     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200212150-00003     Document Type: Article

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