Trans-foraminal versus posterior lumbar interbody fusion: Comparison of surgical morbidity

Neurological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-42

  Mehta, Vivek A ^a   McGirt, Matthew J ^a   Garcés Ambrossi, Giannina L ^a   Parker, Scott L ^a   Sciubba, Daniel M ^a   Bydon, Ali ^a   Wolinsky, Jean Paul ^a   Gokaslan, Ziya L ^a   Witham, Timothy F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar interbody fusion; Outcomes; Posterior; Trans foraminal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; DUROTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADICULAR PAIN; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TRANS FORAMINAL INTERBODY FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

EID: 78651107399     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164110X12681290831289     Document Type: Article

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