A survey of post-operative management for patients following first time lumbar discectomy

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 795-802

  Williamson, Esther ^a,b   White, Louise ^a   Rushton, Alison ^c  

^a SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discectomy; Lumbar spine; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DISKECTOMY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OUTPATIENTS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250619241     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0207-8     Document Type: Article

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