Circumferential arthrodesis using PEEK cages at the lumbar spine

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 278-281

  Rousseau, Marc Antoine ^a   Lazennec, Jean Yves ^a   Saillant, Gérard ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Circumferential fusion; Interbody cage; Lordosis correction; Lumbar spine; Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; KETONE; POLYETHER; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; KETONES; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249775764     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211284.14143.63     Document Type: Article

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