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Long-term result of posterolateral fusion of the lumbar spine using the Tadpole system

BACKGROUND: Failure of pedicle screw fixation is often seen in patients with severe osteoporosis. We developed new lumbar spinal instrumentation (Tadpole system) for elderly patients who have osteoporotic bone and poor general health status. The objective of this study was to document the long-term...

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Autores principales: Wittayapairoj, Kriangkrai, Wang, Zhuo, Sakakibara, Toshihiko, Kasai, Yuichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24886530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-9-33