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Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation
Spine · 2008 · Vol. 33(25) · pp. 2789–2800
James N. Weinstein✉(Dartmouth College)Jon D. Lurie✉(Dartmouth College)Tor D. Tosteson✉(Dartmouth College)Anna N.A. Tosteson✉(Dartmouth College)Emily Blood✉(Dartmouth College)William A. Abdu✉(Dartmouth College)Harry N. HerkowitzAlan S. HilibrandTodd J. AlbertJeffrey S. Fischgrund
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Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationSpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicineOswestry Disability IndexRandomized controlled trialObservational studySurgeryDiscectomyLow back painProspective cohort studyPhysical therapyCohort study
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AdultFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLongitudinal StudiesLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesCohort StudiesTreatment OutcomeDiskectomyCross-Over Studies
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