Combined anterior plus posterior stabilization versus posterior short-segment instrumentation and fusion for mid-lumbar (L2-L4) burst fractures

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 859-868

  Korovessis, Panagiotis ^a   Baikousis, Andreas ^a   Zacharatos, Spyridon ^a   Petsinis, Georgios ^a   Koureas, Georgios ^a   Iliopoulos, Panagiotis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Combined instrumentation; Lumbar burst fractures; Mesh cage; Posterior short segment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GARDNER DEFORMITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE FRACTURE; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 33646461393     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000209251.65417.16     Document Type: Article

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