Surgery for herniated lumbar disc disease: Factors influencing outcome measures. An analysis of 403 cases

Functional Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-49

  Gaetani, Paolo ^a   Aimar, Enrico ^a   Panella, Lorenzo ^a   Debernardi, Alberto ^a   Tancioni, Flavio ^a   Rodriguez y Baena, Riccardo ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Disc herniation; Interruption of work; Outcomes measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042673224     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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