Open anterior approaches for lumbar spine procedures

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-102

  Gumbs, Andrew A ^a   Bloom, Norman D ^a   Bitan, Fabian D ^a   Hanan, Scott H ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior; Exposure; Lumbar; Retroperitoneal; Spine

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BACK; BLEEDING; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SACRUM; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34249906730     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.085     Document Type: Article

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