Transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic discectomy in the treatment of far-lateral and foraminal lumbar disc herniations

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 94, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 216-220

  Lew, S M ^a   Mehalic, T F ^a   Fagone, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Discectomy; Endoscopy; Intervertebral disc herniation; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034873695     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2001.94.2.0216     Document Type: Article

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