Purpose Lumbar disc surgery is a common procedure in the USA. It is frequently performed
with good or excellent results in most patients. This article reviews common causes of …

Background: Questions remain as to the effect that obesity has on patients managed for
symptomatic lumbar disc herniation. The purpose of this study was to determine if obesity …

Study Design. Prospective study on individuals with asymptomatic lumbar disc abnormalities
detected in magnetic resonance imaging. Objectives. To determine the natural history of …

Low back pain (LBP) is a major public health problem globally, resulting in a significant
personal and societal burden. However, little is known about health-care utilisation for …

The present study investigated the neuropathic components of chronic low back pain (LBP)
in patients with and without lower limb pain using the DN4 questionnaire and confirmed its …

A population-based survey of approximately 4000 adults in Belgium, a bicultural country
with a uniform health care system, explored the relationships of sociocultural and …

STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to assess the geographical variation in low back pain
and associated disability in Britain. DESIGN--This was a cross sectional survey with …

Background: The purpose of the present study was to determine if the duration of symptoms
affects outcomes following the treatment of intervertebral lumbar disc herniation. Methods …

The objective of this study was to describe the health care utilization and prospective
predictors of high-cost primary-care back pain patients. In the primary-care clinics of a large …

The goal of this mini‐review is to address the long standing argument that the pathogenesis
of disc disease is due to the loss and/or the replacement of the notochordal cells by other …