Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with reduction of spondylolisthesis: Technique and outcomes after a minimum of 2 years' follow-up

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Park, Paul ^a   Foley, Kevin T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimally invasive surgery; Reduction; Spondylolisthesis; Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56649120243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC/2008/25/8/E16     Document Type: Article

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