Surgical techniques for sciatica due to herniated disc, a systematic review

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2232-2251

  Jacobs, Wilco C H ^a   Arts, Mark P ^b   Van Tulder, Maurits W ^c,d   Rubinstein, Sidney M ^d   Van Middelkoop, Marienke ^e   Ostelo, Raymond W ^c   Verhagen, Arianne P ^e   Koes, Bart W ^e   Peul, Wilco C ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discectomy; Herniated disc; Sciatica; Surgery; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BACKACHE; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; ISCHIALGIA; MEDLINE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; SCIATICA;

EID: 84872175758     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2422-9     Document Type: Review

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