Complications in lumbar spine surgery: A retrospective analysis

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 340-345

  Proietti, Luca ^a   Scaramuzzo, Laura ^a   Schiro, Giuseppe R ^a   Sessa, Sergio ^a   Logroscino, Carlo A ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lumbar spine surgery; peroperative intraoperative complications; revision spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893976115     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: 19983727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.114909     Document Type: Article

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