A review of lumbar spinal instrumentation: Evidence and controversy

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 948-951

  Babu, Maya A ^a   Coumans, Jean Valery C ^b   Carter, Bob S ^c   Taylor, William R ^c   Kasper, Ekkehard M ^d   Roitberg, Ben Z ^e   Krauss, William E ^a   Chen, Clark C ^d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION; LUMBAR SPINE; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTEROLATERAL ONLAY FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051546256     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.231860     Document Type: Review

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