Accelerated L5-S1 segment degeneration after spinal fusion on and above L4-5: Minimum 4-year follow-up results

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-84

  Park, Jeong Yoon ^a   Chin, Dong Kyu ^b   Cho, Yong Eun ^b  

^a National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adjacent segment; Degenerative change; Lumbar spine fusion; Spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SPINAL ADJACENT SEGMENT DEGENERATION; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOSTENOSIS;

EID: 67149105648     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.45.2.81     Document Type: Article

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