Outcome evaluation of surgical and nonsurgical management of lumbar disc protrusion causing radiculopathy

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1414-1422

  Thomas, Kenneth C ^a   Fisher, Charles G ^b   Boyd, Michael ^b   Bishop, Paul ^b   Wing, Peter ^b   Dvorak, Marcel F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Lumbar disc protrusion; Lumbar discectomy; Nonsurgical treatment; Prospective cohort

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADICULOPATHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LINEAR MODELS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADICULOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249897776     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318060a5d1     Document Type: Article

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