Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: A Historical Perspective

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-326

  Samartzis, Dino ^a,b   Shen, Francis H ^c   Perez Cruet, Mick J ^d   Anderson, D Greg ^e,f  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d Providence Medical Center   (United States)

^e THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; ENDOSCOPY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; ISCHIALGIA; KYPHOPLASTY; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY; THORACIC SPINE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SPINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 34447260310     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2007.04.006     Document Type: Review

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