Microendoscopic lumbar discectomy versus open surgery: An intraoperative EMG study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 20-26

  Schick, U ^a   Dohnert, J ^a   Richter, A ^a   Konig, A ^a   Vitzthum, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intraoperative EMG; Lumbar disc herniation; Microendoscopic discectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ROOT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISKECTOMY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0036181722     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860100315     Document Type: Article

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