Microendoscopic discectomy for far lateral lumbar disk herniation: Less surgical invasiveness and minimum 2-year follow-up results

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Yoshimoto, Mitsunori ^a   Iwase, Takehito ^a   Takebayashi, Tsuneo ^a   Ida, Kazunori ^a   Yamashita, Toshihiko ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Far lateral lumbar disk herniation; Less invasiveness; Microendoscopic discectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; DISKECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894090533     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3182886fa0     Document Type: Article

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