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Title
Surgical vs nonoperative treatment for lumbar disk herniation: the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT): a randomized trial.
Authors
Weinstein, James N; Tosteson, Tor D; Lurie, Jon D; Tosteson, Anna N A; Hanscom, Brett; Skinner, Jonathan S; Abdu, William A; Hilibrand, Alan S; Boden, Scott D; Deyo, Richard A
Abstract
Lumbar diskectomy is the most common surgical procedure performed for back and leg symptoms in US patients, but the efficacy of the procedure relative to nonoperative care remains controversial.