Evaluation of standard nucleotomy for lumbar disc herniation using the Love method: Results of follow-up studies after more than 10 years

European Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 626-630

  Saruhashi, Yasuo ^a   Mori, Kanji ^a   Katsuura, Akitomo ^a   Takahashi, Shinobu ^a   Matsusue, Yoshitaka ^a   Hukuda, Sinsuke ^b  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Tane daini Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Long term follow up; Lumbar disc herniation; Nucleotomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR NUCLEOTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144288990     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0690-8     Document Type: Article

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