Open discectomy as treatment for herniated nucleus pulposus of the lumbar spine

Spine Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 45-49

  Errico, Thomas J ^a   Fardon, David F ^b   Lowell, Troy D ^c   Vaccaro, Alexander ^d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic   (United States)

^c Ocala Orthopedic Group   (United States)

^d ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BLEEDING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FALSE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; RECURRENT DISEASE;

DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22944489564     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(02)00561-2     Document Type: Review

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