Early outcome of posterior cervical endoscopic discectomy: An alternative treatment choice for physically/socially active patients

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 302-306

  Kim, Chi Heon ^a,c,d   Chung, Chun Kee ^a,c   Kim, Hyun Jib ^a,b,c   Jahng, Tae Ahn ^a,c   Kim, Dong Gyu ^a,c  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Armed Forces Capital Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical; Diskectomy; Endoscopes; Posterior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650369850     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.2.302     Document Type: Article

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