Impact of instrumentation in lumbar spinal fusion in elderly patients

Background and purpose An increasing number of lumbar fusions are performed using allograft to avoid donor-site pain. In elderly patients, fusion potential is reduced and the patient may need supplementary stability to achieve a solid fusion if allograft is used. We investigated the effect of instru...

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Autores principales: Andersen, Thomas, Christensen, Finn B, Niedermann, Bent, Helmig, Peter, Høy, Kristian, Hansen, Ebbe S, Bünger, Cody
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2823186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19626471
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453670903170505

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2823186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19626471
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453670903170505

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