Timing of surgery for sciatica: Subgroup analysis alongside a randomized trial

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 538-545

  Peul, Wilco C ^a,b   Arts, Mark P ^a,b   Brand, Ronald ^a   Koes, Bart W ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Microdiscectomy; Pain; Randomized controlled trial; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SITTING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADICULOPATHY; SCIATICA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63949086134     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0867-7     Document Type: Article

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