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Lumbar disk degeneration and the treatment of sciatica

  • Nicholas Thomas
  • , Gary L. Rea

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Abstract

The anatomy and biomechanics of the lumbar disk determine the radiology and clinical characteristics of patients with degenerated lumbar disks. A review of the literature regarding treatment of herniated lumbar disks reveals a wide range of results using conservative or various surgical treatments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-235
Number of pages15
JournalNeurosurgery Quarterly
Volume7
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

Keywords

  • Disk degeneration
  • Disk herniation
  • Lumbar disk degeneration
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Surgical treatment of disk degeneration

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