Microendoscopic discectomy for prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc

Neurology India

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 190-194

  Ranjan, Alok ^a   Lath, Rahul ^a  

^a APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

Discectomy; MED; Microendoscopic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISKITIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; INJURY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROENDOSCOPIC DISKECTOMY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MODIFIED MACNAB CRITERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33745739342     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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