Percutaneous cervical disc decompression

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 379-387

  Birnbaum, Klaus ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Clinic Hennef/Sieg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical disc; Cervical spine; Coblation; Decompression; Nucleoplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL DISC NUCLEOPLASTY; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISKOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67849121516     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-009-0462-6     Document Type: Article

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