Microdecompression for lumbar spinal canal stenosis

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 2268-2272

  Weiner, Bradley K ^a,b   Walker, Matthew ^a   Brower, Richard S ^a   McCulloch, John A ^a  

^a SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b St Thomas Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Laminectomy; Lumbar spine; Microdecompression; Spinal canal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0032754738     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199911010-00016     Document Type: Article

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