Failed anterior lumbar interbody fusion due to incomplete foraminal decompression

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 567-573

  Choi, Kyung Chul ^a   Ahn, Yong ^a   Kang, Byung Uk ^a   Jang, Joo Hee ^a   Kim, Kyeong Ki ^a   Shin, Yong Hwan ^a   Choi, Jong Oh ^a   Lee, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Failed anterior lumbar interbody fusion; Foraminal stenosis; Incomplete decompression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 79952533677     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-010-0876-2     Document Type: Article

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