Interspinous ligamentoplasty in the treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis: Midterm clinical results - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-35

  Hong, Soon Woo ^a   Lee, Ho Yeon ^a   Kim, Kyeong Hwan ^a   Lee, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Degenerative spondylolisthesis; Dynamic stabilization; Interspinous ligamentoplasty; Lumbar instability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERSPINOUS LIGAMENTOPLASTY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SPINE MOBILITY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954247577     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.3.SPINE0957     Document Type: Article

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