Posterior endoscopic discectomy: Results in 300 patients

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-85

  Kaushal, Mohinder ^a   Sen, Ramesh ^b  

^a Department of Orthopaedics   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Endoscope; Endoscopic discectomy; Endospine; Facetectomy; Laminotomy; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856601644     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: 19983727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.91640     Document Type: Article

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