Pedicle-Screw Fixation in the Lumbar Spine
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Vol. 3 (5) , 263-274
- https://doi.org/10.5435/00124635-199509000-00002
Abstract
Currently surrounding the use of these devices. Lumbar-pedicle fixation devices are currently considered class III medical devices. According to the Food and Drug Administration, such devices are investigational or experimental, have not been proved safe and effective, and may potentially pose a risk to patients....Keywords
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