Spinal stenosis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 572-586

  Garfin, Steven R ^a   Herkowitz, Harry N ^b   Mirkovic, Srdjan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0032954417     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199904000-00016     Document Type: Article

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