The outcome of spinal decompression surgery 5 years on

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1842-1847

  Anjarwalla, N K ^a   Brown, L C ^a   McGregor, A H ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decompression surgery; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Pain; Physical function; Social function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36148996921     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0393-z     Document Type: Article

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