Prospective clinical outcomes of revision fusion surgery in patients with pseudarthrosis after posterior lumbar interbody fusions using stand-alone metallic cages

Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 428-434

  Cassinelli, Ezequiel H ^a   Wallach, Corey ^a   Hanscom, Brett ^b   Vogt, Molly ^c   Kang, James D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Posterior interbody fusion; Pseudarthrosis; Revision surgery

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDICLE SCREW; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; EMOTIONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745484464     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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