Are prognostic factors still what they are expected to be after long- term follow-up?

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 395-399

  Woertgen, Chris ^a   Rothoerl, Ralf Dirk ^a   Holzschuh, Matthias ^a   Breme, Kerstin ^a   Brawanski, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Follow up; Lumbar disc surgery; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031786469     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199810000-00005     Document Type: Article

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