Lumbar instrumented posterolateral fusion in spondylolisthetic and failed back patients: A long-term follow-up study spanning 11-13 years

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2140-2148

  Turunen, Veli ^a   Nyyssönen, Timo ^a   Miettinen, Hannu ^a   Airaksinen, Olavi ^a   Aalto, Timo ^a   Hakumäki, Juhana ^b   Kröger, Heikki ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adjacent segment disease; Degenerative and isthmic spondylolisthesis; Failed back syndrome; Instrumented lumbar posterolateral fusion; Long term results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR INSTRUMENTED POSTEROLATERAL FUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84872179522     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2320-1     Document Type: Article

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