Abstract Purpose of Review Many studies have demonstrated that discogenic low back pain
is the most common type of chronic low back pain (CLBP), one of the major causes of …

Study Design. Systematic literature review. Objective. To categorize published evidence
systematically for lumbar fusion for chronic low back pain (LBP) in order to provide an …

OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for interventional
techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic spinal pain. METHODOLOGY …

Discogenic low back pain is a serious medical and social problem, and accounts for 26%-
42% of the patients with chronic low back pain. Recent studies found that the pathologic …

BACKGROUND: Due to uncertain evidence, lumbar fusion for degenerative indications is
associated with the greatest measured practice variation of any surgical procedure …

Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To systematically search for critically appraise
and summarize studies that (1) evaluated the association between degenerative magnetic …

Purpose The rate of elective lumbar fusion has continued to increase over the past two
decades. However, there remains to be a consensus on the optimal fusion technique. This …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess safety and feasibility of intradiscal bone
marrow concentrate (BMC) injections to treat discogenic pain as an alternative to surgery …

Study Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Objective: To evaluate the current evidence comparing lumbar fusion to nonoperative …

Lumbar spine fusion is a common procedure associated with a high cost burden and risk of
serious complications. We aimed to summarise systematic reviews on the effectiveness of …