Sagittal segmental alignment as predictor of adjacent-level degeneration after a cloward procedure.

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Published in Clin Orthop Relat Res on March 01, 2011

Authors

Cesare Faldini1, Stavroula Pagkrati, Danilo Leonetti, Maria Teresa Miscione, Sandro Giannini

Author Affiliations

1: Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University of Bologna, Ospedale Maggiore, Via GC Pupilli 1, 40136, Bologna, Italy. cesare.faldini@ior.it

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