The Role of Fusion for Discogenic Axial Back Pain Without Associated Leg Pain, Spondylolisthesis or Stenosis: An Evidence-Based Review

Seminars in Spine Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 246-256

  Coe, Marcus ^a   Mirza, Sohail ^a   Sengupta, Dilip ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

back pain; disc replacement; fusion; randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISCOGENIC PAIN; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 70450250257     PISSN: 10407383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semss.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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