Analysis on 149 consecutive cases of intervertebral disc prolapse operated with microendoscopic (Metr'X) tecnique;Analisi su 149 casi di ernia del disco lombare e cervicale operati con metodica microendoscopica (Metr'X)

Reumatismo

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-35

  Latorraca, A ^a,c   Forni Niccolai Gamba, C ^b  

^a Ambulatorio di Reumatologia ^*  (Italy)

^b Neurochir Casa Cura Accred V T   (Italy)

^c Casa di Cura Villa Tirrena   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discectomy; Herniated disc; Low back pain; Microendoscopic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROENDOSCOPIC TECHNIQUE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; RADICULOPATHY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

ARTHROSCOPY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 1942472643     PISSN: 00487449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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