Safety and efficacy of implant removal for patients with recurrent back pain after a failed degenerative lumbar spine surgery

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 271-277

  Alanay, Ahmet ^a   Vyas, Raj ^a   Shamie, Arya Nick ^a   Sciocia, Thomas ^a   Randolph, Gannon ^a   Wang, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Degenerative disc disease; Failed lumbar surgery; Implant; Low back pain

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PAIN; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; X RAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249796638     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211283.14143.ad     Document Type: Article

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