Factors predicting the prognosis of lumbar radiculopathy due to disc herniation

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 56-61

  Komori, Hiromichi ^a   Okawa, Atsushi ^a   Haro, Hirotaka ^a   Shinomiya, Ken Ichi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lumbar disc herniation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULOGRAPHY; RADICULOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036197473     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s776-002-8416-0     Document Type: Article

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