CLINICAL OUTCOME AFTER FUSION OF THE THORACIC OR LUMBAR SPINE IN THE ADULT PATIENT

Authors
HELLMAN EW GLASSMAN SD DIMAR JR
Citation
Ew. Hellman et al., CLINICAL OUTCOME AFTER FUSION OF THE THORACIC OR LUMBAR SPINE IN THE ADULT PATIENT, The Orthopedic clinics of North America, 29(4), 1998, pp. 859
Citations number
84
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
The Orthopedic clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00305898
Volume
29
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-5898(1998)29:4<859:COAFOT>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
This article highlights those disease processes for which fusion is us ed most frequently in the adult. Although the focus is on clinical out come after fusion, the indications and natural history of the process itself are also briefly discussed to provide a comparative basis on wh ich outcomes may be judged.