Surgery of the lumbar spine for spinal stenosis in 118 patients 70 years of age or older

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 348-353

  Ragab, Ashraf A ^a   Fye, Mark A ^a,b   Bohlman, Henry H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Elderly; Lumbar; Morbidity; Satisfaction; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0037442344     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000048494.66599.DF     Document Type: Article

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