Degenerative spondylolisthesis: Does fusion method influence outcome? four-year results of the Spine patient outcomes research trial

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 2351-2360

  Abdu, William A ^a   Lurie, Jon D ^b,c   Spratt, Kevin F ^a,c   Tosteson, Anna N A ^b,c   Zhao, Wenyan ^a   Tosteson, Tor D ^c   Herkowitz, Harry ^d   Longely, Michael ^e   Boden, Scott D ^f   Emery, Sanford ^g   Weinstein, James N ^a,c,d  

^a Department of Orthopaedics ^*  (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^d WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Nebraska Spine Research Foundation   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degenerative spondylolisthesis; Fusion; Spinal stenosis; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349795941     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b8a829     Document Type: Article

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