Recurrent lumbar disc herniation after single-level lumbar discectomy: Incidence and health care cost analysis

Neurosurgery

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 574-578

  Ambrossi, Giannina L Garcés ^a   McGirt, Matthew J ^a   Sciubba, Daniel M ^a   Witham, Timothy F ^a   Wolinsky, Jean Paul ^a   Gokaslan, Ziya L ^a   Long, Donlin M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Failed back syndrome; Health care costs; Herniated nucleus pulposus; Lumbar discectomy; Reherniation; Revision surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549088842     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000350224.36213.F9     Document Type: Article

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