Transmuscular trocar technique - Minimal access spine surgery for far lateral lumbar disc herniations

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 304-307

  Ryang, Y M ^a   Oertel, M F ^a   Mayfrank, L ^b   Gilsbach, J M ^a   Rohde, V ^c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Roser Klinik   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microsurgical trocar technique; Minimal access spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; MICROSCOPE; MICROSURGERY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPERATION DURATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROCAR;

ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POLYRADICULOPATHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CANAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37649025408     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-990292     Document Type: Article

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