title: Surgical management of degenerative disease of the lumbar spine.
abstract: With the advances in diagnostic and surgical procedures, for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine an aggressive therapeutic approach is more frequently indicated. The available surgical procedures are numerous and in continuing evolution. Most common surgical procedures used in major degenerative disease of the lumbar spine as disk herniation and stenosis are described. Indications, results and complications associated to these procedures are also illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Ortopedica, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aulisa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tamburrelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Segni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Padua
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Santis
mesh_terms: D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007404:Intervertebral Disc Chemolysis; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*