Comparison of percutaneous nucleoplasty and open discectomy in patients with lumbar disc protrusions

Chirurgia (Romania)

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 94-98

  Adam, D ^a,b,c   Pevzner, E ^b,d   Gepstein, R ^b,d  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b VICTOR BABES NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Romania)

^c St Pantelimon Clinical Emergency Hospital   (Romania)

^d MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coblation; Discectomy; Nucleoplasty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878305453     PISSN: 12219118     EISSN: 1842368X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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