Long adult deformity fusions to L5 and the sacrum: A matched cohort analysis

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 1996-2005

  Edwards II, Charles C ^a   Bridwell, Keith H ^a   Patel, Alpesh ^a   Rinella, Anthony S ^a   Berra, Annette ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Matched cohort analysis; Spinal arthrodesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SACRUM; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISCITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; MOTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13444254236     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000138272.54896.33     Document Type: Article

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