Long-term outcome of patients who underwent percutaneous nucleotomy for lumbar disc herniation: Results after a mean follow-up of 5 years

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 108-113

  Kotilainen, E ^a   Valtonen, S ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Lumbar disc herniation; Operative results; Percutaneous nucleotomy; Segmental instability

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATELLA TENDON; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SPINE SURGERY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031890771     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050070     Document Type: Article

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