TLIF for symptomatic disc degeneration: A retrospective study of 100 patients

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Mura, Pier Paolo ^a   Costaglioli, Mauro ^a   Piredda, Maurizio ^a   Caboni, Silvia ^a   Casula, Silvia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Degenerative disc disease; Interbody fusion; Minimal invasive fusion; TLIF

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956281312     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1761-2     Document Type: Article

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