Functional and clinical evaluation for the surgical treatment of degenerative stenosis of the lumbar spinal canal: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 347-352

  Yaşar, Bariş ^a   Şimşek, Serkan ^a   Er, Uygur ^a,b   Yiǧitkanli, Kazim ^a   Ekşioǧlu, Emel ^a   Altuǧ, Tibet ^a   Belen, Deniz ^a   Kars, Zafer H ^a   Bavbek, Murad ^a  

^a DISKAPI YILDIRIM BEYAZIT TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Decompression; Functional measurement; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETER; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 70049102876     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.3.SPINE08692     Document Type: Article

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