Lumbar disc arthroplasty compared with interbody fusion

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-5

  McCormick, Paul C ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPLASTY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR DISK; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REOPERATION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BIOMECHANICS; DEVICE APPROVAL; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37849023526     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-08/01/003     Document Type: Editorial

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