Treatment of lumbar disc herniation in the second decade of life

European Spine Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 220-224

  Kurth, A A ^a,b   Rau, S ^a   Wang, C ^b   Schmitt, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Conservative treatment; Lumbar disc herniation; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 9544228340     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00301323     Document Type: Article

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