A new technique for the treatment of lumbar far lateral disc herniation: Technical note and preliminary results

European Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 320-324

  Greiner Perth, R ^a   Bohm H ^a   Allam, Y ^a  

^a ZENTRALKLINIK BAD BERKA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Far lateral disc herniation; Minimally invasive approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR FAR LATERAL DISC HERNIATION; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MICROSCOPE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0038817773     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-002-0496-5     Document Type: Article

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