Clinical outcome of symptomatic unilateral stress injuries of the lumbar pars interarticularis

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 995-1000

  Debnath, Ujjwal K ^a,b   Freeman, Brian J C ^a   Grevitt, Michael P ^a   Sithole, J ^a   Scammell, B E ^a   Webb, John K ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pars defect; Pars interarticularis; Spondylolysis; Unilateral pars defect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUMBAR PARS INTERARTICULARIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLYSIS; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRACES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REST; SPINAL INJURIES; SPONDYLOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247374852     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000260978.10073.90     Document Type: Article

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