Technique of microendoscopy in medial lumbar disc herniation

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 139-141

  Schick, U ^a   Dohnert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lumbar disc herniation; Microendoscopic discectomy; Technical adjuncts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; NERVE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISKECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MICROSURGERY;

EID: 0036747233     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34345     Document Type: Article

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