Failed back syndrome secondary to previous spondylolisthesis surgery.
The author presents a particular manifestation of the failed back syndrome secondary to previous spondylolisthesis surgery: the flat back syndrome. Surgical treatment of this condition require, in the author experience, combined anterior and posterior surgery.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.
D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D017211:Treatment Failure