Factors predicting failure of conservative treatment in lumbar-disc herniation

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 674-680

  Sutheerayongprasert, Chaiyuth ^a   Paiboonsirijit, Sompoch ^a   Kuansongtham, Verapan ^a   Anuraklekha, Surapong ^a   Hiranyasthiti, Nanthadej ^a   Neti, Sumroeng ^a  

^a BUMRUNGRAD INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Disc fragment size; Lumbar disc herniation; Sequestered disc lesion

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 84863968212     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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