The ability of pressure-controlled discography to predict surgical and nonsurgical outcomes

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 364-372

  Derby, Richard ^a   Howard, Mark W ^e   Grant, Joseph M ^b   Lettice, John J ^c   Van Peteghem, P K ^d   Ryan, Deaglán P ^a  

^a Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center   (United States)

^b Tri Valley Orthoped Sports Med G   (United States)

^c Disord and Deformities of the Spine   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Spin Diagn and Treatment Center ^*

Author keywords

Back pain; Discography; Lumbar spine; Outcome; Pressure manometry; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISKOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033557692     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199902150-00014     Document Type: Article

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