The unique characteristics of "upper" lumbar disc herniations

Neurosurgery

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 385-389

  Sanderson, Scott P ^a   Houten, John ^a   Errico, Thomas ^a   Forshaw, David ^a   Bauman, Joel ^a   Cooper, Paul R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar disc herniation; Lumbar radiculopathy; Presentation; Surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; INTERVIEW; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADICULAR PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 3543041244     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000129548.14898.9B     Document Type: Review

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