The current state of minimally invasive spine surgery

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 582-596

  Kim, Choll W ^a   Siemionow, Krzysztof ^b   Anderson, D Greg ^c   Phillips, Frank M ^b  

^a Spine Research Institute of San Diego   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; LEARNING CURVE; LUMBAR SPINE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 79952754994     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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