Fitness for work after surgery for lumbar disc herniation: A retrospective study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-35

  Donceel, P ^a   Du Bois, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Disc herniation; Fitness for work; Lumbar spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 0031905413     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050023     Document Type: Article

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