An analysis of fusion cage migration in unilateral and bilateral fixation with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 439-445

  Duncan, Jan William ^a   Bailey, Richard Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California Spine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cage migration; Fusion cage; Posterior fixation; Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUSION CAGE MIGRATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION DEVICE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; ADOLESCENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880475608     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2458-x     Document Type: Article

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