Management of herniation of the lumbar disc

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 567-576

  Postacchini, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYMOPAPAIN;

ADULT; CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK CHEMOLYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032702772     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.81B4.10213     Document Type: Review

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