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Some experimental observations of the influence of a single lumbar floating fusion on the remaining lumbar spine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6455746     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Observations of the ranges of flexion of the lumbar interbody joints under standardized loading have been made before and after isolated floating fusions were performed. The observed effect was that the movement which had previously occurred at the free disc level was transferred preferentially to discs immediately adjacent to the fusion-usually, but not always, most of this movement being taken up by the disc immediately below the fusion. The implications of these observations for patients on whom a floating spinal fusion is to be performed are discussed. A clinical case is discussed in which a congenital fusion is associated with degeneracy of an immediately neighboring disc.
Authors:
R C Quinnell; H R Stockdale
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Spine     Volume:  6     ISSN:  0362-2436     ISO Abbreviation:  Spine     Publication Date:    1981 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1981-10-25     Completed Date:  1981-10-25     Revised Date:  2009-07-09    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7610646     Medline TA:  Spine (Phila Pa 1976)     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  263-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Autopsy
Back Pain / physiopathology
Biomechanics*
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae / physiopathology*
Spinal Fusion* / adverse effects

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