• J Spinal Disord · Dec 1998

    Analysis of circumferential lumbar fusion outcome in the treatment of degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.

    • S D Gertzbein, M Hollopeter, and S D Hall.
    • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
    • J Spinal Disord. 1998 Dec 1; 11 (6): 472-8.

    AbstractThis study reviews the results of circumferential fusion in patients with degenerative disc disease who are at high risk for achieving spinal fusion. The fusion rate was 100% and the satisfactory clinical outcome slightly more than 50% in a patient population known to have high risk factors for a poor outcome.

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