Is one cage enough in posterior lumbar interbody fusion: A comparison of unilateral single cage interbody fusion to bilateral cages

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-65

  Fogel, Guy R ^a   Toohey, John S ^a   Neidre, Arvo ^a   Brantigan, John W ^a  

^a South Texas Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Cage; Degenerative disc disease; Interbody fusion orthosis; Intervertebral disk displacement pathology radiography *surgery; Middle aged; Pedicle screw; PLIF; Spinal fusion *instrumentation *methods; TLIF; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNILATERAL SINGLE CAGE INTERBODY FUSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846860406     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211251.59953.a4     Document Type: Article

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