Disk, Herniated

STUDY DESIGN Cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomized plus observational cohort trial. OBJECTIVE Analyze cost-effectiveness… (More)

OBJECTIVE The microendoscopic discectomy (MED) technique was initially developed in 1997 to treat herniated lumbar disc disease… (More)

OBJECTIVE To determine whether repeated motion with low magnitude joint forces, and flexion/extension moments consistently… (More)

BACKGROUND Symptoms and secondary disorders associated with excess central fat distribution are being increasingly recognised. We… (More)

Biopsy specimens of the lumbar multifidus were obtained from 18 patients with lumbar disc herniation at operation and after a… (More)

Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is thought to be related to senescent changes in the nucleus pulposus except in rare… (More)

Low back pain is common, but a herniated intervertebral disk is the cause in only a small percentage of cases. Most symptomatic… (More)

302 women aged 16-80 without symptoms of spinal disease had their lumbar intervertebral discs examined by magnetic resonance. The… (More)

Fifty-two cadaveric lumbar motion segments were subjected to fatigue loading in compression and bending to determine if the… (More)

Careful pathological examination of lumbar spines removed at autopsy has shown that degenerative changes are present in the… (More)