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DISCECTOMIE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Orthopedic Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- disk removal
1, record 1, English, disk%20removal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- diskectomy 2, record 1, English, diskectomy
correct
- discectomy 3, record 1, English, discectomy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Disk removal is one of the most common types of back surgery. Diskectomy (also called discectomy) is the removal of an intervertebral disk, the flexible plate that connects any two adjacent vertebrae in the spine. 1, record 1, English, - disk%20removal
Record 1, Key term(s)
- disc removal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie orthopédique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- discectomie
1, record 1, French, discectomie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ablation d'un disque intervertébral. 1, record 1, French, - discectomie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-08-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Orthopedic Surgery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- percutaneous discectomy
1, record 2, English, percutaneous%20discectomy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy 2, record 2, English, automated%20percutaneous%20lumbar%20discectomy
correct, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A retrospective review of patients with herniated lumbar disc disease treated by one surgeon with either percutaneous discectomy or traditional laminotomy and discectomy was carried out by an independent reviewer. 3, record 2, English, - percutaneous%20discectomy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie orthopédique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- discectomie percutanée
1, record 2, French, discectomie%20percutan%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Évaluation des techniques de micro-discectomie et de discectomie percutanée. 2, record 2, French, - discectomie%20percutan%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-09-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- discectomy
1, record 3, English, discectomy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- diskectomy 2, record 3, English, diskectomy
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excision, in part or whole, of an intervertebral disk. 3, record 3, English, - discectomy
Record 3, Key term(s)
- discoidectomy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie orthopédique
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- discectomie
1, record 3, French, discectomie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- discoïdectomie 2, record 3, French, disco%C3%AFdectomie
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Facile, rapide, spectaculaire : c'est la nouvelle intervention du mal de dos. La "discectomie" est destinée aux hernies discales qui sont à l'origine de nombre de sciatiques, lombalgies et lumbagos. 3, record 3, French, - discectomie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
discoïdectomie : néologisme utilisé par Jean Mathieu (médecin et professeur), de la faculté de médecine de l'Université de Montréal. 2, record 3, French, - discectomie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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