The effect of electrical stimulation on lumbar spinal fusion in older patients: A randomized, controlled, multi-center trial: Part 2: Fusion rates

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 2248-2253

  Andersen, Thomas ^a   Christensen, Finn B ^a   Egund, Niels ^a   Ernst, Carsten ^b   Fruensgaard, Søren ^c   Østergaard, Jørgen ^d   Andersen, Jens Langer ^b   Rasmussen, Sten ^e   Niedermann, Bent ^a   Høy, Kristian ^a   Helmig, Peter ^a   Holm, Randi ^a   Lindblad, Bent Erling ^a   Hansen, Ebbe Stender ^a   Bünger, Cody ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Esbjerg University Hospital   (Denmark)

^c HOLSTEBRO HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allograft; CT scanning; Electrical stimulation; Functional outcome; Fusion rate; Randomized clinical trials; Spinal fusion; X rays

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCOLIOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349838716     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b02c59     Document Type: Article

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