A systematic review and meta-analysis of unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Hu, Xu Qi ^a   Wu, Xin Lei ^a   Xu, Cong ^a   Zheng, Xu Hao ^a   Jin, Yong Long ^a   Wu, Li Jun ^a   Wang, Xiang Yang ^a   Xu, Hua Zi ^a   Tian, Nai Feng ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION; BLEEDING; COST CONTROL; DEVICE SAFETY; DISCOGENIC PAIN; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REOPERATION; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNILATERAL PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PATHOLOGY; RISK; SPINE DISEASE;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84900454353     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087501     Document Type: Review

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