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Failed back surgery syndrome part II: Surgical techniques, implant choice, and operative results in 171 patients with instability of the lumbar spine

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171 patients with an instability-related failed back surgery syndrome underwent internal fixation. The operative indication was based on specific diagnostic procedures such as anaesthesia of articular nerves and the trial external immobilization in a plaster jacket.

Taking account of the different types of hypermobility/instability of the lumbar spine, different spinal implants were used leading to excellent, good, satisfactory, moderate and poor results in 87 (53%), 42 (26%), 23 (14%), 9 (6%) and 2 (1%) patients, respectively.

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  1. Attending Neurosurgeons, Bern, Switzerland

    Th. -M. Markwalder & M. Battaglia

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Markwalder, T.M., Battaglia, M. Failed back surgery syndrome part II: Surgical techniques, implant choice, and operative results in 171 patients with instability of the lumbar spine. Acta neurochir 123, 129–134 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01401868

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