The influence of preoperative MRI findings on lumbar fusion clinical outcomes

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1616-1623

  Djurasovic, Mladen ^a   Carreon, Leah Y ^a   Crawford III, Charles H ^a   Zook, Jason D ^a   Bratcher, Kelly R ^a   Glassman, Steven D ^a  

^a NORTON LEATHERMAN SPINE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical outcomes; Disc height; Lumbar fusion; ODI; SF36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DESICCATION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SMOKING; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACK PAIN; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864983370     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2244-9     Document Type: Review

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