Laparoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion: A review of outcome studies

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 340-347

  Inamasu, Joji ^a   Guiot, B H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion; Endoscopic; Laparoscopic; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LAPAROSCOPIC ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 32344440109     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-915634     Document Type: Article

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