The words “patient” and “customer satisfaction” are widely used in health care contexts.
Because this concept is so much a part of current rhetoric in health care, it is easy to accept …

The term “spondylolisthesis” refers to slipping, or olisthesis, of a vertebra (“spondylos” in
Greek) relative to an adjacent vertebra. The term “spondylolysis” refers to dissolution of, or a …

Study Design. A prospective randomized clinical study was conducted. Objective. To
determine whether the dose and carrier that were successful in rhesus monkeys could …

Study Design. Prospective clinical study. Objective. To test whether elastic stabilization with
the Dynesys system (Zimmer Spine, Minneapolis, MN) provides enough stability to prevent …

目的: 比较横突间植骨融合内固定与椎间植骨融合内固定治疗腰椎滑脱症的效果. 方法: 对111
例腰椎滑脱症患者分别采用横突间植骨融合内固定(81 例) 与椎间植骨融合内固定(30 例) …

Study Design. Prospective clinical study. Objective. To test whether posterior dynamic
stabilization in situ with Dynesys (Zimmer Spine, Minneapolis, MN) can maintain enough …

Introduction During the past decades several rating scales have been developed to assess
the functional status of patients with low back pain. Methods We performed a search using …

Object It is not known whether adding fusion to lumbar decompression is necessary for all
patients undergoing surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis with symptomatic …

Study Design. A systematic literature review of outcome questionnaires designed for
assessing functional status or disability in patients with low back pain. Objectives. To provide …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Although autogenous bone is still considered to be the gold
standard graft material for promoting spinal fusion, other bone graft substitutes have been …