Category Archive: references

surgical treatment of spondylolisthesis

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   Resnick DK, Choudhri TF, Dailey AT, Groff MW, Khoo L, Matz PG, Mummaneni P, Watters WC, Wang J, Walters BC, Hadley MN: Guidelines for the performance of lumbar fusion for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine.  Part 9: fusion in patients with lumbar stenosis and spondylolisthesis. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 2: 677-683, 2005 Resnick …

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the operation of the century: total hip replacement

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The operation of the century: total hip replacement.  Learmonth ID, Young C, Rorabeck C.  Lancet. 2007 Oct 27;370(9597):1508-19. Department of Orthopaedics, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK. In the 1960s, total hip replacement revolutionised management of elderly patients crippled with arthritis, with very good long-term results. Today, young patients present for hip-replacement surgery hoping …

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Annular tears and disk herniation: prevalence and contrast enhancement on MR images in the absence of low back pain or sciatica

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Annular tears and disk herniation: prevalence and contrast enhancement on MR images in the absence of low back pain or sciatica Stadnik TW, Lee RR, Coen HL, Neirnyck EC, Buisseret TS, Osteaux MJ. Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University Hospital V.U.B., Brussels, Belgium. PURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence and radiologic findings of annular tear (especially …

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