Spontaneous resolution of a lumbar disc herniation;Resolución espontánea de hernia de disco lumbar

Neurocirugia

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-140

  Gelabert González, Miguel ^a   Serramito Garcia R ^a   Aran Echabe, E ^b   Garcia Allut A ^a  

^a University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lumbar disc herniation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiculopathy; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; RADICULOPATHY; REMISSION;

EID: 34249294068     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1473(07)70301-9     Document Type: Article

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