The Learning Curve in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Seminars in Spine Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-13

  Voyadzis, Jean Marc ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning curve; Minimally invasive; Spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PEDICLE SCREW; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBRAL FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 79951723904     PISSN: 10407383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semss.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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