Posterior endoscopic lumbar discectomy using a thoracoport as a tubular retractor

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 319-323

  Hsieh, Po Chun ^a   Wang, C H ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disc herniation; Lumbar spine; Posterior approach; Thoracoport

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; RETRACTOR; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISKECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 10044289440     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830074     Document Type: Article

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