Prognostic factors of posterior cervical disc surgery: A prospective, consecutive study of 54 patients

Neurosurgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 724-729

  Woertgen, Chris ^a   Holzschuh, Matthias ^a   Rothoerl, Ralf Dirk ^a   Haeusler, Evi ^a   Brawanski, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical disc herniation; Dorsal foraminotomy; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030947091     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199704000-00012     Document Type: Article

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