Magnetic resonance imaging predictors of surgical outcome in patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation

Spine

Volumn 38, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1216-1225

  Lurie, Jon D ^a   Moses, Rachel A ^a   Tosteson, Anna N A ^a   Tosteson, Tor D ^a   Carragee, Eugene J ^b   Carrino, John A ^c   Kaiser, Jay A ^d   Herzog, Richard J ^e  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Natl Orthopaedic Imaging Associates   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervertebral disc herniation; Lumbar; Magnetic resonance imaging; Modic change; Surgical outcome; Thecal sac compression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LINEAR MODELS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880059033     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31828ce66d     Document Type: Article

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