Direct repair of the pars interarticularis for spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 195-200

  Lundin, David A ^a,c   Wiseman, Diana ^a   Ellenbogen, Richard G ^a   Shaffrey, Christopher I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct repair; Fusion; Low back pain; Pars interarticularis; Spondylolisthesis; Spondylolysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PARS INTERARTICULARIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0141791550     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072471     Document Type: Article

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