Outcomes after incidental durotomy during first-time lumbar discectomy: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 647-653

  Desai, Atman ^a   Ball, Perry A ^a   Bekelis, Kimon ^a   Lurie, Jon D ^a   Mirza, Sohail K ^a   Tosteson, Tor D ^a   Weinstein, James N ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Durotomy; Lumbar spine; Surgical complication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUROTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; DISKECTOMY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LACERATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955642361     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.1.SPINE10426     Document Type: Article

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