Uninstrumented in situ fusion for high-grade childhood and adolescent isthmic spondylolisthesis: Long-term outcome

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 512-518

  Lamberg, Tommi ^a   Remes, Ville ^b   Helenius, Ilkka ^c   Schlenzka, Dietrich ^a   Seitsalo, Seppo ^a   Poussa, Mikko ^a  

^a ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Surgical Hospital   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCUMFERENTIAL SPINE FUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTEROLATERAL SPINE FUSION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLODESIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 33847662096     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00545     Document Type: Article

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