The postoperative lumbar spine: Evaluation of epidural scar over a 1- year period

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 183-186

  Ross, Jeffrey S ^a   Obuchowski, Nancy ^a   Zepp, Richard ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCAR FORMATION;

CICATRIX; DISKECTOMY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032231649     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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