Lumbar spinal stenosis: A matched-pair study of operated and non-operated patients

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 461-466

  Herno, A ^a   Airaksinen, O ^a   Saari, T ^a   Luukkonen, M ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0029852229     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699647087     Document Type: Article

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