Postoperative bracing after spine surgery for degenerative conditions: a questionnaire study

Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 309-316

  Bible, Jesse E ^a   Biswas, Debdut ^a   Whang, Peter G ^a   Simpson, Andrew K ^a   Rechtine, Glenn R ^b   Grauer, Jonathan N ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bracing; Orthosis; Postoperative; Questionnaire; Spine

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BRACE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; LUMBAR SPINE; ORTHOSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; TREATMENT DURATION;

BRACES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 62649146821     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2008.06.453     Document Type: Article

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