Far-Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniation: The Microsurgical Transmuscular Approach

Neurosurgery

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 939-942

  Tessitore, Enrico ^a,b   De Tribolet, Nicolas ^a   Sonntag, Volker K H ^c   Benzel, Edward C ^c  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Disc herniation; Far lateral approach; Isthmus; Microdiscotomy

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 1842535266     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000115154.62636.77     Document Type: Review

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