Endoscopic microsurgery in herniated cervical discs

Neurological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-38

  Fontanella, Andrea ^a,b  

^a Department of Neurosurgery   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebrae; Endoscopy; Intervertebral disk displacement; Myelopathy; Neurosurgical treatment; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032985141     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1999.11740888     Document Type: Article

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