Surgery for herniated lumbar discs - A literature synthesis

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1993, Pages 487-496

  Hoffman, Richard M ^a   Wheeler, Kimberly J ^c   Deyo, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

herniated lumbar disc; literature synthesis; microdiscectomy; percutaneous discectomy; standard discectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISKITIS; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; ISCHIALGIA; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MICROSURGERY; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

DISKECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; REOPERATION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0027182250     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02600110     Document Type: Article

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