The development of an evidence-based patient booklet for patients undergoing lumbar discectomy and un-instrumented decompression

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 339-346

  McGregor, A H ^a   Burton, A K ^b   Sell, P ^c   Waddell, G ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advice; Booklet; Patient education; Post operative management; Rehabilitation; Review; Spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISKECTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947320127     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0141-9     Document Type: Article

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