Functional and economic outcome following microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation in 672 patients

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 150-155

  Schoeggl, Andreas ^a,b   Reddy, M ^a   Matula, C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lumbar disc hemiation; Lumbar disc surgery; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKLOAD; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; OCCUPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE DISEASE;

EID: 0037382945     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200304000-00006     Document Type: Article

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