Degenerative lumbar stenosis: The neurosurgical perspective

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 384, Issue , 2001, Pages 61-74

  Sheehan, Jonas M ^a,c   Shaffrey, Christopher I ^b   Jane Sr , John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE SCREW; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

EID: 0035286680     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200103000-00009     Document Type: Article

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