Fusion in degenerative spondylolisthesis becomes controversial…again

Affiliations

¹ The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.

Comment

James Weinstein et al. Evid Based Med. 2016 Aug.

. 2016 Aug;21(4):148-9.

doi: 10.1136/ebmed-2016-110474. Epub 2016 Jul 7.

¹ The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.

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