Spontaneous regression of lumbar disc herniations at different levels and times in a patient: A case report

Turkish Neurosurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-22

  Gürkanlar, Doǧa ^a   Aciduman, Ahmet ^b   Koçak, Halit ^b   Günaydin, Ahmet ^b  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Social Security Institution   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Disc herniation; Spontaneous regression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 33846695401     PISSN: 10195149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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