Learning curve of full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 727-733

  Hsu, Hsien Ta ^a,b   Chang, Shang Jen ^a,b   Yang, Stephen S ^a,b   Chai, Chung Liang ^a,b  

^a Taipei Branch   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disc herniation; Endoscopic lumbar discectomy; Interlaminar procedure; Learning curve; Transforaminal procedure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FULL ENDOSCOPIC LUMBAR DISCECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LEARNING CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISKECTOMY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892781946     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2540-4     Document Type: Article

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