Prognostic criteria for work resumption after standard lumbar discectomy

European Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 132-137

  Rompe, J D ^a   Eysel, P ^a   Zollner J ^a   Heine, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Herniated nucleus pulposus; Job related reintegration; Lumbar discectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; JOB PERFORMANCE; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 0032937297     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050143     Document Type: Article

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