Contralateral approach for far lateral lumbar disc herniations: A modified technique and outcome analysis of nine patients

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 709-713

  Berra, Luigi Valentino ^a   Foti, Domenico ^a   Ampollini, Antonella ^a   Faraca, Giovanna ^a   Zullo, Nicola ^a   Musso, Corrado ^a  

^a Clinica Eporediese   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contralateral approach; Extraforaminal; Far lateral lumbar disc herniation; Intraforaminal; Lumbar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650104721     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181bac710     Document Type: Article

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