Three-level thoracic disc herniation: Case report and review of the literature

European Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 74-76

  Korovessis, P G ^a   Stamatakis, M ^b   Michael, A ^b   Baikousis, A ^b  

^a Agios Andreas General Hospital ^*  (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

thoracic disc herniation; thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0030946698     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01676578     Document Type: Article

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