Spinal surgeons' learning curve for lumbar microendoscopic discectomy: A prospective study of our first 50 and latest 10 cases

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 2148-2151

  Rong, Li Min ^a   Xie, Pei Gen ^a   Shi, De Hai ^a   Dong, Jian Wen ^a   Liu, Bin ^a   Feng, Feng ^a   Cai, Dao Zhang ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Learning curve; Lumbar disc herniation; Microendoscopic discectomy; Spinal surgeons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LEARNING STYLE; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; TREATMENT FAILURE; WORK EXPERIENCE; EDUCATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LEARNING; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY;

ADULT; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LEARNING; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 58149341607     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200811010-00008     Document Type: Article

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