Lumbar discectomy outcomes vary by herniation level in the spine patient outcomes research trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1811-1819

  Lurie, J D ^a,b   Faucett, S C ^d   Hanscom, B ^a   Tosteson, T D ^a   Ball, P A ^a   Abdu, W A ^a   Frymoyer, J W ^a   Weinstein, J N ^a,c  

^a Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Center   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT FORM 36; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51349165811     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00913     Document Type: Article

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