Minimally invasive compared to open microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-84

  Lau, Darryl ^a   Han, Seunggu J ^a   Lee, Jasmine G ^a   Lu, Daniel C ^a   Chou, Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disc herniation; Discectomy; Lumbar; Microdiscectomy; Minimally invasive; Open microdiscectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROSURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPEN MICRODISCECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650169784     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.04.040     Document Type: Article

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