Early postoperative MRI in detecting hematoma and dural compression after lumbar spinal decompression: Prospective study of asymptomatic patients in comparison to patients requiring surgical revision

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2216-2222

  Leonardi, Massimo A ^a   Zanetti, M ^a   Saupe, N ^a   Min, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Early postoperative MRI; Epidural hematoma; Neural compression; Spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; SPINAL STENOSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 79952648276     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1483-x     Document Type: Article

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