Adjacent segment hypermobility after lumbar spine fusion: No association with progressive degeneration of the segment 5 years after surgery

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 834-839

  Axelsson, Paul ^a   Johnsson, Ragnar ^a   Strömqvist, Björn ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38749141386     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670710014635     Document Type: Article

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