Synchronous lumbar disc herniation in adult twins. Case report

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 554-557

  Bhardwaj, Ratan ^b   Midha, Rajiv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 9744255443     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100003802     Document Type: Review

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