A fair and balanced view of spine fusion surgery

Spine Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2004, Pages S129-S138

  Errico, Thomas J ^a   Gatchel, Robert J ^b   Schofferman, Jerome ^c   Benzel, Edward C ^d   Faciszewski, Thomas ^e   Eskay Auerbach, Marjorie ^f   Wang, Jeffrey C ^g  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c San Francisco Spine Institute   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^f Center for Spine Care   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; BONE SCREW; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST OF ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 4544367324     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.07.034     Document Type: Editorial

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