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Lumbar Disk Herniation: What Are Reliable Criterions Indicative for Surgery?
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Author(s)/Faculty: Balkan Cakir, MD; Rene Schmidt, MD; Heiko Reichel, MD; Wolfram Käfer, MD
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Balkan Cakir, MD; Rene Schmidt, MD; Heiko Reichel, MD; Wolfram Käfer, MD
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Source: ORTHOPEDICS 32:8
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Type: Journal
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Number of Articles: 1
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Release Date: August 2009
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Expiration Date: August 31, 2010
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Cost: $0.00 / $15.00 /$49.00
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Credit Type: CME
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Number of Credit(s): 1.00
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OVERVIEW
Lumbar disk herniation is the pathologic condition most commonly responsible for radicular pain, and the condition for which lumbar surgery is performed most frequently. This article analyzes the diagnostic findings often considered as reliable criteria for surgical intervention to determine if they are justified by recent literature.
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