Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 223-229 , December 2009

Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation: An Evidence-Based Review

  • Wayne Moschetti, MD
    • ,
  • Adam M. Pearson, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Adam M. Pearson, MD, MS, Department of Orthopaedics, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756
    • ,
  • William A. Abdu, MD, MS

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2009.08.005

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 223-229 , December 2009

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