Lumbar Laminectomy for the Resection of Synovial Cysts and Coexisting Lumbar Spinal Stenosis or Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: An Outcome Study

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1049-1055

  Epstein, Nancy E ^a,b,c,d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Northwell Health   (United States)

^c WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Long Island Neurosurgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar stenosis; Olisthy; Outcome(s); SF 36; Synovial cysts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVIAL CYST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SYNOVIAL CYST; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2342462272     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200405010-00018     Document Type: Article

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