Comparison of unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation in lumbar interbody fusion: A meta-analysis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 395-403

  Ding, Wenbin ^a   Chen, Yile ^b   Liu, Hui ^a   Wang, Jianru ^a   Zheng, Zhaomin ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bilateral pedicle screw; Lumbar vertebra; Meta analysis; Spinal fusion; Unilateral pedicle screw

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILATERAL PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION; BONE GRAFT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAPANESE ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC THERAPEUTIC DEVICE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION DEVICE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHORT FORM 36; SPINE FUSION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNILATERAL PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; X RAY FILM; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; FEMALE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDICLE SCREW; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDICLE SCREWS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84893827271     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-3100-2     Document Type: Article

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