Association between peridural scar and activity-related pain after lumbar discectomy

Neurological Research

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  BenDebba, M ^a   Van Alphen, H Augustus ^b   Long, Donlin M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activity related pain; Clinical outcome; Epidural fibrosis; Radicular pain

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBROTIC AGENT; DACRON; SILASTIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR FORMATION;

EID: 0032894755     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1999.11741025     Document Type: Article

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