Surgical outcomes of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for the treatment of spondylolisthesis and degenerative segmental instability

Asian Spine Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 228-236

  Park, Yung ^a   Ha, Joong Won ^a   Lee, Yun Tae ^a   Oh, Hyun Chul ^a   Yoo, Ju Hyung ^a   Kim, Hyung Bok ^a  

^a National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Minimally invasive; Optimal indication; Spondylolisthesis; Surgical outcome; Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859396705     PISSN: 19761902     EISSN: 19767846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4184/asj.2011.5.4.228     Document Type: Article

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