Disc degeneration: current surgical options
Chronic low back pain attributed to lumbar disc degeneration poses a serious challenge to physicians. Surgery may be indicated in selected cases following failure of appropriate conservative treatment. For decades, the only surgical option has been spinal fusion, but its results have been inconsiste...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AO Research Institute Davos
2010-10-01
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Series: | European Cells & Materials |
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Online Access: | http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol020/pdf/v020a25.pdf |