Comparison of lumbar interbody fusion performed with unilateral or bilateral pedicle screw

Orthopedics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Mao, Lu ^a,b   Chen, Guang Dong ^a   Xu, Xiao Min ^b   Guo, Zhe ^b   Yang, Hui Lin ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wuhu No 4 People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BILATERAL PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION DEVICE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNILATERAL PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84877784730     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20130327-28     Document Type: Article

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