Extraforaminal Lumbar Herniation: "Far Lateral" Microinvasive Approach Retrospective Study

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 534-538

  Epimenio, Ramundo Orlando ^a   D'Andrea, Giancarlo ^a,b   Giuseppe, Trillò ^a   Raffaelino, Roperto ^a   Luigi, Ferrante ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extraforaminal herniation; Far lateral approach; Lumbar microinvasive approach

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MICROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD VESSEL; FEMALE; HERNIA; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE COMPRESSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SPINAL GANGLION;

DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346328374     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200312000-00009     Document Type: Review

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