Dynamic stabilization adjacent to single-level fusion: Part II. No clinical benefit for asymptomatic, initially degenerated adjacent segments after 6 years follow-up

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2181-2189

  Putzier, Michael ^a   Hoff, Eike ^a   Tohtz, Stephan ^a   Gross, Christian ^a   Perka, Carsten ^a   Strube, Patrick ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adjacent segment degeneration; Clinical study; Dynamic stabilization; Hybrid fixation; Low back pain; Lumbar circumferential fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL FIXATOR; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952667396     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1517-4     Document Type: Article

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