Dorsal lumbar interbody fusion for chronic axial, mechanical low back pain: A modification of two established techniques

Neurosurgery

Volumn 63, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Heary, Robert F ^a,b   Kumar, Sanjeev ^a   Karimi, Reza J ^a  

^a RWJ Barnabas Health   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal lumbar interbody fusion; Lumbar fusion; Spinal instrumentation; Spondylosis; Technique

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC PAIN; DORSAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LORDOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; NERVE ROOT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AXIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 56849124691     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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