A prospective randomized controlled study comparing transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion techniques for degenerative spondylolisthesis: Unilateral pedicle screw and 1 cage versus bilateral pedicle screws and 2 cages: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-159

  Aoki, Yasuchika ^a,b   Yamagata, Masatsune ^a   Ikeda, Yoshikazu ^a   Nakajima, Fumitake ^a   Ohtori, Seiji ^c   Nakagawa, Koichi ^b   Nakajima, Arata ^b   Toyone, Tomoaki ^d   Orita, Sumihisa ^a   Takahashi, Kazuhisa ^c  

^a CHIBA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY SAKURA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TEIKYO UNIVERSITY CHIBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cage; Degenerative spondylolisthesis; Lumbar spine; Pedicle screw; Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; Unilateral approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ROOT INJURY; PARESTHESIA; PEDICLE SCREW; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOM; TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864572359     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.5.SPINE111044     Document Type: Article

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