Prevention and Management of Iatrogenic Flatback Deformity
- 1 August 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 86 (8) , 1793-1808
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-200408000-00027
Abstract
▸ The most common cause of iatrogenic flatback syndrome is Harrington distraction instrumentation extending into the lower lumbar spine.▸ Other common causes and exacerbating factors include failure to enhance regional lordosis during lumbar fusion for degenerative spondylosis, development of pseudaKeywords
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