Critical Analysis of Trends in Fusion for Degenerative Disc Disease over the Past 20 Years: Influence of Technique on Fusion Rate and Clinical Outcome

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 455-463

  Bono, Christopher M ^a   Lee, Casey K ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical analysis; Deficiencies; Degenerative; Fusion; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR SPINE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1142310587     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000090825.94611.28     Document Type: Article

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