Full-endoscopic anterior decompression versus conventional anterior decompression and fusion in cervical disc herniations

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1677-1682

  Ruetten, Sebastian ^a   Komp, Martin ^a   Merk, Harry ^b   Godolias, Georgios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARM; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; KYPHOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULOPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISKECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72349083873     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-008-0684-y     Document Type: Article

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