Evaluation of unilateral cage-instrumented fixation for lumbar spine

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To investigate how unilateral cage-instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) affects the three-dimensional flexibility in degenerative disc disease by comparing the biomechanical characteristics of unilateral and bilatera...

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Main Authors: Chen Hung-Yi, Wang Chien-Shiung, Chang Jia-Hao, Chang Ti-Sheng, Cheng Ching-Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Online Access:http://www.josr-online.com/content/5/1/86