Adjacent segment degeneration after instrumented posterolateral lumbar fusion: A prospective cohort study with a minimum five-year follow-up

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1951-1960

  Anandjiwala, Jigar ^a   Seo, Jun Yeong ^b   Ha, Kee Yong ^a   Oh, In Soo ^a   Shin, Dong Cheul ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adjacent segment degeneration; Instrumented lumbar fusion; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADJACENT SEGMENT DEGENERATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855191177     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1917-0     Document Type: Article

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