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The Diagnosis and Treatment of Instability in Collapsing Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis

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Part of the book series: Contemporary Perspectives in Neurosurgery ((COPENEU))

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Abstract

When there is gross instability that is measurable on x-rays and that creates obvious neurological damage and pain at a single level, the diagnosis and treatment are quite simple and clear. These are cases usually of spondylolisthesis, degenerative instability, or iatrogenic postoperative instability. Stabilizing one such unstable level with any type of fusion will readily give relief in the vast majority of cases.

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  1. Arthur H. White
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  2. James B. Reynolds
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  3. Joseph Grant
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  1. Lenox Hill Hospital, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 10021, New York, NY, USA

    Robert N. N. Holtzman MD (Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, Associate Neurosurgeon) (Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, Associate Neurosurgeon)

  2. Department of Neurological Surgery, The New York Neurological Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 10032, New York, NY, USA

    Paul C. McCormick MD (Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery, Assistant Attending) (Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery, Assistant Attending)

  3. Department of Orthopedics, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 10032, New York, NY, USA

    Jean-Pierre C. Farcy MD (Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedics, Associate Attending) (Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedics, Associate Attending)

  4. The Harry Winston Research Foundation, 718 Fifth Avenue, 10019, New York, NY, USA

    Heidi Winston

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White, A.H., Reynolds, J.B., Grant, J. (1993). The Diagnosis and Treatment of Instability in Collapsing Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis. In: Holtzman, R.N.N., McCormick, P.C., Farcy, JP.C., Winston, H. (eds) Spinal Instability. Contemporary Perspectives in Neurosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9326-9_7

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