Low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis treated with instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion in U.S. servicemen

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Molinari, Robert W ^a   Sloboda, John F ^b   Arrington, Edward C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Cages; Function; Fusion; Interbody; Isthmic spondylolisthesis; Lumbar; Operative; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE SCREW; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROMA; SOLDIER; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGEON; UNITED STATES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21344455702     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000140197.07619.8b     Document Type: Article

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