Association between lumbar discectomy and subsequent cervical discectomy
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Association between lumbar discectomy and subsequent cervical discectomy.
BACKGROUND Lumbar discectomy (LD) is one of the most common spinal surgical procedures. However, the remote effect of the cervical spine has seldom been discussed. The comparative incidence of cervical discectomy with or without a previous LD is an essential feature in predicting this effect. METHODS A cohort comparative study was conducted from the National Health Research Institute, Taiwan,...
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عنوان ژورنال: QJM
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcv035