Long-segment fusion of the thoracolumbar spine in conjunction with a motion-preserving artificial disc replacement: Case report and review of the literature

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Lehman Jr , Ronald A ^a,b   Lenke, Lawrence G ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial disc replacement; Deformity; Disc arthroplasty; Long segment fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENT; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISKOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LIFESTYLE; LITERATURE; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MOBILITY; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SUBSTITUTES; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34147142444     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000259211.22036.2a     Document Type: Article

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