Pathoanatomic basis for stretch-induced lumbar nerve root injury with a review of the literature

Neurosurgery

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 161-167

  Kitab, Sameer A ^a   Miele, Vincent J ^b   Lavelle, William F ^b   Benzel, Edward C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysfunctional lumbar motion segment; Nerve root tethering stretch; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; HUMAN; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL ROOT; SPINE MALFORMATION;

GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 67651160792     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000347002.67982.8F     Document Type: Review

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