Results from a randomized controlled study between total disc replacement and fusion compared with results from a spine register

SAS Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 68-74

  Berg, S ^a   Tropp, Hans ^b  

^a Löwenströmska Hospital   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fusion; Non RCT; RCT; Selection biaz; Swespine; TDR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTER; SHORT FORM 36; SMOKING; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77955884656     PISSN: 19359810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esas.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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