Comparison of the early results of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and posterior lumbar interbody fusion in symptomatic lumbar instability

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-263

  Sakeb, Najmus ^a   Ahsan, Kamrul ^b  

^a Islami Bank Central Hospital   (Bangladesh)

^b BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Lumbar instability; posterior lumbar interbody fusion; transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878440649     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: 19983727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.111484     Document Type: Article

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