Full endoscopic contralateral transforaminal discectomy for distally migrated lumbar disc herniation

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-269

  Yeom, Kyeong Seong ^a   Choi, Yong Soo ^b  

^a Department of Orthopaedics   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Christian Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC LUMBAR DISCECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADICULAR PAIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERTEBRA BODY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 80052427163     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: 14362023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-011-0048-0     Document Type: Article

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