Duration of leg pain as a predictor of outcome after surgery for lumbar disc herniation: A prospective cohort study with 1-year follow up

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 131-134

  Nygaard, Øystein P ^a   Kloster, Roar ^b   Solberg, Tore ^b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Duration of symptoms; Lumbar disc herniation; Lumbar discectomy; Outcome; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE DURATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOM; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0034030761     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2000.92.2.0131     Document Type: Article

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