Management of isthmic spondylolisthesis with posterolateral endoscopic foraminal decompression

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 573-581

  Knight, Martin ^a   Goswami, Anukul ^a  

^a Arbury Consulting Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decompression; Discectomy; Endoscopy; Foraminoplasty; Fusion; Spondylolisthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BUTTOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISTHMIC SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; LEG PAIN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISKECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037444284     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200303150-00012     Document Type: Article

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