Long-term follow up of patients surgically treated by the far-lateral approach for foraminal and extraforaminal lumbar disc herniations

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 59-66

  Porchet, François ^a,b   Chollet Bornand, Anne ^a   De Tribolet, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Far lateral approach; Far lateral disc herniation; Intervertebral disc

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INSTABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032957010     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.1999.90.1.0059     Document Type: Article

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