Cyst of the ligamentum flavum of the lumbar spine: Description of 6 cases;Kyste du ligament jaune lombaire: Description de 6 cas

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 127, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 728-732

  Bloch, J ^a   Hawelski, S ^b   Benini, A ^a  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD CYST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0030994317     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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