<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nierengarten, Mary Beth</style></author></authors><secondary-authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adogwa, Owoicho</style></author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lumbar Arthrodesis is a Viable Option for DDD</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MD Conference Express</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2015-01-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">18-18</style></pages><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lumbar arthrodesis for the treatment of low back pain from degenerative disc disease (DDD) in patients for whom medical therapy is not successful remains controversial. This article presents the results of the Functional Outcomes After Lumbar Spine Fusion Between Patients With Spondylolisthesis and Those With Degenerative Disc Disease study that evaluated the 2-year change in patient-reported outcomes after lumbar arthrodesis for DDD and patient-reported outcomes after lumbar arthrodesis between patients with grade 1 spondylolisthesis and DDD.</style></abstract><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">50</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">14</style></volume></record></records></xml>