Outcomes after decompressive laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis: Comparison between minimally invasive unilateral laminectomy for bilateral decompression and open laminectomy: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 179-186

  Mobbs, Ralph Jasper ^a,b,c   Li, Jane ^a,b   Sivabalan, Praveenan ^a,b   Raley, Darryl ^a,b   Rao, Prashanth J ^a,b,c  

^a NeuroSpine Clinic   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Degenerative; Laminectomy; Lumbar; Minimally invasive surgery; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; TRAMADOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LEG PAIN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MOBILIZATION; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SHORT FORM 12; UNILATERAL LAMINECTOMY FOR BILATERAL DECOMPRESSION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

DEGENERATIVE; IV = INTRAVENOUS; LAMINECTOMY; LSS = LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; LUMBAR; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MIS = MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; ODI = OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PSI = PATIENT SATISFACTION INDEX; SF-12 = 12-ITEM SHORT FORM HEALTH SURVEY; STENOSIS; ULBD = UNILATERAL LAMINECTOMY FOR BILATERAL DECOMPRESSION; VAS = VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905505323     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.4.SPINE13420     Document Type: Article

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