Ten- to 15-year outcome of surgery for lumbar disc herniation: Radiographic instability and clinical findings

European Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 70-74

  Padua, R ^a,c   Padua, S ^b   Romanini, E ^a   Padua, L ^a   De Santis, E ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Lumbar disc herniation; Questionnaire; Surgery; Vertebral instability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032915324     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050129     Document Type: Article

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