A prospective cohort study of surgical treatment for back pain with degenerated discs; study protocol

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The diagnosis of discogenic back pain often leads to spinal fusion surgery and may partly explain the recent rapid increase in lumbar fusion operations in the United States. Little is known about how patients undergoing lumbar fusion...

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Main Authors: Mirza Sohail K, Deyo Richard A, Heagerty Patrick J, Turner Judith A, Martin Brook I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-05-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/6/24