Clinical features of conjoined lumbosacral nerve roots versus lumbar intervertebral disc herniations

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1094-1098

  Lotan, R ^a   Al Rashdi, A ^a   Yee, A ^a   Finkelstein, J ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conjoined lumbosacral nerve roots; Lumbar disc herniation; Nerve root anomalies; Surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJOINED LUMBOSACRAL NERVE ROOT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORAMINOTOMY; HEMILAMINOTOMY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LAMINECTOMY; MICRODISSECTION; MICROSURGERY; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADICULOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT;

EID: 77954535549     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1329-6     Document Type: Article

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