Degenerative lumbar scoliosis: Features and surgical treatment

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-71

  Faldini, Cesare ^a   Pagkrati, S ^a   Grandi, G ^a   Digennaro, V ^a   Faldini, O ^a   Giannini, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disk degeneration; Fusion; Lumbar spine; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745820791     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-006-0123-z     Document Type: Article

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