Local denervation atrophy of paraspinal muscles in postoperative failed back syndrome

Spine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 575-581

  Sihvonen, Teuvo ^a   Herno, Arto ^a   Paljärvi, Leo ^a   Airaksinen, Olavi ^a   Partanen, Juhani ^a   Tapaninaho, Antti ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Back muscle; Dorsal ramus; EMG; Low back pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE DENERVATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LAMINECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL STENOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0027154266     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199304000-00009     Document Type: Article

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