Good outcome and restoration of lordosis after anterior lumbar interbody fusion with additional posterior fixation

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 1893-1899

  Pavlov, Paul W ^a   Meijers, Hjalmar ^a   Van Limbeek, Jaques ^a   Jacobs, Wilco C H ^a   Lemmens, J Albert M ^b   Obradov Rajic, Marina ^a   De Kleuver, Marinus ^a  

^a Sint Maartenskliniek ^*  (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Cage technology; Interbody fusion; Lumbar spine; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; ALUMINUM; NIOBIUM; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOTION; OSWESTRY SCORE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE STABILIZATION; VERTEBRA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SACRUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444277817     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000137067.68630.70     Document Type: Article

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