Minimally invasive spine surgery in chronic low back pain patients

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 203-218

  Spoor, A B ^a,b   Oner F C ^a,b  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Surgical procedures, minimally invasive; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; COBB ANGLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIRECT LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION; DISK PROSTHESIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MOBILIZATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NOCICEPTION; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR LESION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT SELECTION; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 84884937474     PISSN: 03905616     EISSN: 18271855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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