Nonoperative treatment of symptomatic spondylolysis

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 560-564

  Kurd, Mark F ^a   Patel, Deepan ^a   Norton, Robert ^a   Picetti, George ^b   Friel, Brian ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Sutter Neuroscience Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Pars interarticularis fracture; Spondylolysis; TLSO brace

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE TIGHTNESS; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPONDYLOLYSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36748998889     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31803dcddd     Document Type: Article

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