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Effect of lordosis on adjacent levels after lumbar interbody fusion, before and after removal of the spinal fixator: a finite element analysis

BACKGROUND: Literature indicates that adjacent-segment diseases after posterior lumbar interbody fusion with pedicle screw fixation accelerate degenerative changes at unfused adjacent segments due to the increased motion and intervertebral stress. Sagittal alignment of the spine is an important cons...

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Autores principales: Tsuang, Fon-Yih, Tsai, Jui-Chang, Lai, Dar-Ming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6814138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31651312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2886-4