Segmental anomaly leading to wrong level disc surgery in cauda equina syndrome

Pain Physician

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-110

  Malanga, Gerald A ^a,c   Cooke, Paul M ^b,c  

^a KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomalous lumbosacral junction; Herniated lumbar disc; Surgery; Transitional vertebra

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1042292551     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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