Increasing age does not affect good outcome after lumbar disc replacement

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 50-53

  Sott, A H ^a,b   Harrison, D J ^a  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0034113723     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640050013     Document Type: Article

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