Spontaneous regression of a large lumbar disc herniation: Report of an illustrative case

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 333-336

  Slavin, Konstantin V ^a   Raja, Ali ^a   Thornton, John ^a   Wagner Jr , Franklin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disc regression; Herniation; Lumbar disc; MRI; Nonoperative management

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REMISSION;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0035657498     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(01)00607-3     Document Type: Article

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