Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: Evaluation and management

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 527-535

  Issack, Paul S ^a   Cunningham, Matthew E ^a   Pumberger, Matthias ^a   Hughes, Alexander P ^a   Cammisa, Frank P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL STENOSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866004957     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/JAAOS-20-08-527     Document Type: Review

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