Serial changes of herniated intervertebral discs after posterior lumbar discectomy: The relation between magnetic resonance imaging of the postoperative intervertebral discs and clinical outcome

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 293-300

  Nakano, M ^a   Matsui, H ^a   Ishihara, H ^a   Kawaguchi, Y ^a   Gejo, R ^a   Hirano, N ^a  

^a Toyama Rosai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Discectomy; Herniated intervertebral disc; Lumbar spine; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SENSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034881863     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-200108000-00003     Document Type: Article

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