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Diskectomy
Known as:
Discectomy
, Excision of intervertebral disc
, Discectomies
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Excision, in part or whole, of an INTERVERTEBRAL DISC. The most common indication is disk displacement or herniation. In addition to standard…
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Bone structure of spine
Cartilage
Educational aspects
Intervertebral disc structure
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Broader (1)
Excision
Narrower (1)
Excision of intervertebral disc by laminotomy or hemilaminectomy
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2009
2009
Symptomatic lumbar epidural varices
Ana
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M. Lavyne
2009
Corpus ID: 73549841
~" Lumbar epidural varices have been infrequently described in the literature and rarely accepted as a primary pathophysiological…
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2000
2000
The Influence of Positioning on Spectroscopic Measurements of Brain Oxygenation
G. Fuchs
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G. Schwarz
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A. Kulier
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G. Litscher
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology
2000
Corpus ID: 29407285
This study was designed to evaluate the influence of body position during neurosurgical and cerebrovascular operations on…
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1995
1995
An Economic Evaluation of a Clinical Trial to Compare Automated Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy With Microdiscectomy in the Treatment of Contained Lumbar Disc Herniation
R. C. Stevenson
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C. McCabe
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A. Findlay
Spine
1995
Corpus ID: 23271921
Study Design A cost-effectiveness study of automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy (APLD) vs. microdiscectomy in the treatment…
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1993
1993
Automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy as treatment for lumbar disc disruption.
Markus Kornberg
Spine
1993
Corpus ID: 36374386
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The Use of Freeze‐Dried Fibular Allograft ion Anterior Cervical Fusion
W. Grossman
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Walter CPeppelman
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Jeffrey A. Baum
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D. Kraus
Spine
1992
Corpus ID: 39505320
Eighty-three segmental fusions were performed on 42 patients who underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with freeze…
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1990
1990
Postlaminectomy ossified extradural pseudocyst
H. Tsuji
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N. Handa
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O. Handa
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G. Tajima
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K. Mori
1990
Corpus ID: 70834748
✓ A large ossified spurious meningocele accompanied by recurrent lumbar disc herniation occurred 7 years after posterior…
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1986
1986
Utility of the MMPI Pain Assessment Index in predicting outcome after lumbar surgery.
Judith A. Turner
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L. Herron
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Pam Weiner
Journal of Clinical Psychology
1986
Corpus ID: 10253050
A Pain Assessment Index (PAI), computed from a weighted combination of MMPI scales scores, has been developed to assess a pain…
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1985
1985
Quantitative Assessment of the Fifth Lumbar Spinal Canal by Computed Tomography in Symptomatic L4–L5 Disc Disease
Markus Kornberg
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Glenn R. Rechtine
Spine
1985
Corpus ID: 41852860
Interpedicular distance, interfacet distance, midsagittal diameter, and cross-sectional area at the upper aspect of the fifth…
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1984
1984
Dexamethasone--a helpful adjunct in management after lumbar discectomy.
J. S. King
Neurosurgery
1984
Corpus ID: 22693892
This randomized prospective study was designated to test the hypothesis that intraoperative and postoperative administration of a…
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1978
1978
Postoperative epidural hematoma as a complication of anterior cervical discectomy. Report of three cases.
U. HoiSang
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Charles B. Wilson
Journal of Neurosurgery
1978
Corpus ID: 8682342
In three cases, anterior cervical discectomy was complicated by acute postoperative paraplegia secondary to epidural hematomas at…
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