Quantitative outcome and radiographic comparisons between laminectomy and laminotomy in the treatment of acquired lumbar stenosis

Neurosurgery

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 567-575

  Thomas, Nicholas W M ^a   Rea, Gary L ^a   Pikul, Brian K ^a   Mervis, Lawrence J ^a   Irsik, Ronald ^a   McGregor, John M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laminectomy; Laminotomy; Listhesis; Lumbar stenosis; Outcome; Spondylolisthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030882023     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199709000-00011     Document Type: Article

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