Unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation in short-segment lumbar spinal fusion: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 355-364

  Xin, Zengfeng ^a   Li, Weixu ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Lumbar fusion; Pedicle screw; Unilateral

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ROOT IRRITATION; SCREW LOOSENING; SCREW MALPOSITION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT SEGMENT LUMBAR SPINAL FUSION; SPINE FUSION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AGED; DEVICES; FACTUAL DATABASE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; SURGERY;

AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDICLE SCREWS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL FUSION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84957580656     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-015-2842-3     Document Type: Review

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