Posterior epidural migration of sequestered lumbar disc fragments: Report of two cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 264-266

  Robe, Pierre ^a   Martin, Didier ^a   Lenelle, Jacques ^a   Stevenaert, Achille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cauda equina; Disc migration; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; CAUDA EQUINA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PAIN; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0032917362     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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