Cost-effectiveness of microendoscopic discectomy versus conventional open discectomy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation: A prospective randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN51857546]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Arts, Mark P ^a,b   Peul, Wilco C ^a,b   Brand, Ronald ^a   Koes, Bart W ^c   Thomeer, Ralph T W M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; ISCHIALGIA; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADULT; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISKECTOMY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33745017157     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-7-42     Document Type: Article

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