Lumbar discectomy and the diabetic patient: Incidence and outcome

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 10-13

  Mobbs, Ralph J ^a   Newcombe, Raymond L ^a   Chandran, K Nadana ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Discectomy; Incidence; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035153970     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jocn.2000.0682     Document Type: Article

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