Higher preoperative Oswestry Disability Index is associated with better surgical outcome in upper lumbar disc herniations

European Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-121

  Saberi, Hooshang ^a   Isfahani, Arash Vatankhahan ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Oswestry Disability Index; Surgical outcome; Upper lumbar disc

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38649124051     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0527-3     Document Type: Article

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