The ligamentotactic effect on a herniated disc at the level adjacent to the anterior lumbar interbody fusion: Report of two cases

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-67

  Min, Jun Hong ^a   Jang, Jee Soo ^a   Kim, Seok Kang ^a   Maeng, Dae Hyeon ^b   Lee, Sang Ho ^b  

^a Wooridul Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion; Herniated disc; Ligamentotaxis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 73249150076     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.46.1.65     Document Type: Article

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