Study of percutaneous lumbar decompression and treatment algorithm for patients suffering from neurogenic claudication

Pain Physician

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 451-460

  Deer, Timothy R ^a   Kim, Christopher K ^a   Bowman, Richard G ^a   Ranson, Matthew T ^a   Yee, Brian Scott ^a  

^a Center for Pain Relief   (United States)

Author keywords

Decompression; Ligamentum flavum; Lumbar; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Mild; Neurogenic claudication; Percutaneous; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; MALE; NEUROGENIC CLAUDICATION; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS LUMBAR DECOMPRESSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ZURICH CLAUDICATION QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL STENOSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 84869767488     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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