Computed tomography findings 4 years after surgical management of lumbar spinal stenosis: No correlation with clinical outcome

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 2234-2239

  Herno, Arto ^a   Airaksinen, Olavi ^a   Saari, Tapani ^a   Pitkänen, Marja ^a   Manninen, Hannu ^a   Suomalainen, Olavi ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Lumbar spinal stenosis; Postoperative computed tomography; Surgical result; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WALKING;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0032729825     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199911010-00011     Document Type: Article

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