Lumbosacral fusion using the Boucher technique in combination with a posterolateral bone graft

European Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 408-412

  El Masry, M A ^a   McAllen, C J ^a   Weatherley, C R ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boucher technique; Facet joint fixation; Low back pain; Posterolateral fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; BOUCHER TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041736361     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-003-0566-3     Document Type: Article

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