Postoperative outcome of lumbar spinal canal stenosis after fenestration: Correlation with changes in intradural and extradural tube on magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 136-143

  Yamazaki, K ^a   Yosida, S ^a   Ito, T ^a   Toba, T ^a   Kato, S ^a   Shimamura, T ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lumbar spinal canal stenosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Postoperative evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0036992655     PISSN: 10225536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/230949900201000206     Document Type: Article

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