Minimally invasive approach to extraforaminal disc herniations at the lumbosacral junction using an operating microscope: Case series and review of the literature

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Pirris, Stephen M ^a   Dhall, Sanjay ^b   Mummaneni, Praveen V ^b   Kanter, Adam S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Extraforaminal disc herniation; Far lateral disc herniation; Lumbosacral junction; Minimally invasive spine surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SACRUM;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; SACRUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 56649114127     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC/2008/25/8/E10     Document Type: Article

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