Posterior lumbar interbody fusion for adult isthmic spondylolisthesis: A comparison of fusion with one or two cages

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1352-1356

  Suh, K T ^a   Park, W W ^a,b   Kim, S J ^a   Cho, H M ^a   Lee, J S ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Busan Korea Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE GRAFT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE SLIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53849100655     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B10.21078     Document Type: Article

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