Lumbar microdiscectomy in the elderly patient

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 16-24

  Silvers, H R ^a   Lewis, P J ^a,b   Asch, H L ^a,b   Clabeaux, D ^a,b  

^a Southtowns Neurol Surgs Associates   (United States)

^b Buffalo Neurosurgery Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Elderly; Geriatric; Herniated disc; Lumbar discectomy; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031019178     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699746645     Document Type: Article

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