How often is minimally invasive minimally effective: what are the complication rates for minimally invasive surgery?

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 386-388

  Epstein, Nancy E ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Minimally invasive; Negative results; Safety; Spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISKITIS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51349156798     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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