Posterior lumbar fusion by peek rods in degenerative spine: Preliminary report on 30 cases

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  De Iure, F ^a   Bosco, G ^a   Cappuccio, M ^a   Paderni, S ^a   Amendola, L ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Degenerative spine; Lumbar spine; Peek rods; Posterior fusion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MENINX DISORDER; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; DURAPATITE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862866186     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2219-x     Document Type: Article

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