Long-term clinical outcomes in patients undergoing lumbar discectomy by fenestration

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2355-2361

  Shi, J ^a   Wang, Y ^a,b   Zhou, F ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Yang, H ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Danyang People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province   (China)

Author keywords

Fenestration; Long term outcome; Low back pain; Lumbar discectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PREDICTION; RADICULAR PAIN; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 84872250045     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030006051204000634     Document Type: Article

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