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Myeloscopic observation of adhesive arachnoiditis in patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis

Kawauchi et al., 1996

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12700564262014255504
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Kawauchi Y
Yone K
Sakou T
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Spinal cord

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In this study a myeloscope was used to assess the influence of adhesive arachnoiditis on the surgical outcome of patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSS). The presence or absence and the degree of the complication of adhesive arachnoiditis were preoperatively …
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