Journal article
Health-Related Quality of Life After Short Segment Instrumentation of Lumbar Burst Fractures
Abstract
Management of lumbar burst fractures remains controversial. Surgical reduction/stabilization is becoming more popular; however, the functional impact of operative intervention is not clear. The purpose of this study was to assess health-related quality of life and functional outcome after posterior fixation of lumbar burst fractures with either posterolateral or intrabody bone grafting. Twenty-four subjects were included. Radiographs and …
Authors
Boucher M; Bhandari M; Kwok D
Journal
Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 417–426
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
October 2001
DOI
10.1097/00002517-200110000-00008
ISSN
2380-0186