Minimally invasive technique for decompression of lumbar foraminal stenosis using a spinal microendoscope: Technical note

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 142-146

  Yoshimoto, M ^a   Takebayashi, T ^a   Kawaguchi, S ^a   Tsuda, H ^a   Ida, K ^a   Wada, T ^a   Suzuki, D ^a   Yamashita, T ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

lumbar foraminal stenosis; lumbar spine; microendoscopic surgery; minimally invasive spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR FORAMINAL STENOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MICROENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE ROOT; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSURGERY; NEUROENDOSCOPY; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL STENOSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 80052084051     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: 14392291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1279716     Document Type: Article

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