Subsidence after anterior lumbar interbody fusion using paired stand-alone rectangular cages

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-22

  Choi, Jae Young ^a   Sung, Kyeong Hoon ^a  

^a 21st Century Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF); Cage; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CAGE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32044472829     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0817-y     Document Type: Article

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