Long-term durability of minimal invasive posterior transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: A clinical and radiographic follow-up

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 288-296

  Rouben, David ^a   Casnellie, Michael ^a   Ferguson, Michael ^b  

^a PSC   (United States)

^b Clinical Research Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

lumbar fusion; minimal invasive spine surgery; multilevel; Oswestry disability index; SEXTANT; workers compensation

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR DISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960004111     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181f9a60a     Document Type: Article

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