title: [Postero-lateral bone grafting in the lumbar and lumbo-sacral spine (author's transl)].
abstract: 78 arthrodeses of the lumbar and lumbo-sacral region were performed by a postero-lateral approach. The technique is described and the results. The patients were reviewed after an average follow-up of 4 years. Fusion was obtained in 83 p. 100 of cases. The operation was performed for low back  pain, spondylolisthesis, or lumbar arthrosis. Indications are discussed in  relation to the etiology.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D001416:Back Pain / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D012447:Sacrum / Q000601:surgery*; D012585:Sciatica / Q000601:surgery; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: L'arthrodèse postéro-latérale lombaire et lombo-sacrée. Historique, technique, résultats d'une série homogène de 78 cas.