The Effect of Cigarette Smoking and Vitamin D Status on Fusion Rates after Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery: Does Sound Radiological Fusion Correlates with Better Clinical Outcomes?

Background Data: Lumbar interbody fusion surgeries are the gold standard surgical option in degenerative disc disorders and spondylolisthesis. Achieving solid arthrodesis at the operated segment remains the main goal of surgery. Yet, the correlation of sound radiological fusion with better clinical...

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Main Authors: Marwan Ali, MD., Alaa El-Naggar, MD., Amr Elwany, MD., Mohamed Abdel-Bary, MD.
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Egyptian Spine Association 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b9a6c6f787c54e05b95baa5d9a04b488
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