Can Sacropelvic Fixation Improve Outcome of Long-Segment Lumbar Spine Fusion in Patients with Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease?

Background Data: Posterior spinal fusion has been more and more used for management of degenerative disorders of the lumbosacral spine. Long-segment fixation of three or more motion segments extending down to the sacrum has been associated with loosening or failure of S1 screws. Purpose: Comparison...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shamel Elgawhary, MD., Mohammed Khalid Saleh, MD., Sherif Alagamy, MD.
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Egyptian Spine Association 2020
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/01f4b5a2f8ba4da0ae96cda001e6fcaa
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!