title: Advantages of the operating microscope in lumbar spine surgery.
authors.affiliation: Northeastern Ohio Universities, College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McCulloch
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Snook
authors.forename: Cyril F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Kruse
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation*