title: Symptomatic degenerative disk disease following posterior spinal fusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC 20307, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Potter
authors.forename: Timothy R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Kuklo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013131:Spine / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome