Which procedure is better for lumbar interbody fusion: Anterior lumbar interbody fusion or transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion?

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1259-1266

  Jiang, Sheng Dan ^a   Chen, Jiang Wei ^a   Jiang, Lei Sheng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion; Lumbar spondylosis; Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; BLEEDING; COST CONTROL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; OPERATION DURATION; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; VEIN INJURY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867009342     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: 14343916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-012-1546-z     Document Type: Review

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