Result of full endoscopic uniportal lumbar discectomy: Preliminary report

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 776-781

  Kuonsongtum, Verapan ^a   Paiboonsirijit, Sompoch ^b   Kesornsak, Withawin ^a   Chaiyosboorana, Voravut ^c   Rukskul, Pataravit ^d   Chumnanvej, Sorayouth ^e   Ruetten, Sebastian ^f  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Bangkok Hospital Medical Center   (Thailand)

^c POLICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^d THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e Neurosurgical Unit   (Thailand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Full endoscopic uniportal discectomy; Lumbar discectomy; Minimally invasive surgery; Thai version of modified Oswestry disability index (ODI); Visual analogue scale (VAS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; ISCHIALGIA; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; DISABILITY; ENDOSCOPY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISKECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 67650450529     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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