Fusion surgery for lumbar degenerative disc disease: still more questions than answers

Richard A Deyo¹

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¹ Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, USA; Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, USA; Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, USA; Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA; Kaiser Northwest Center for Health Research, 3800 N. Interstate Ave., Portland, OR 97227-1098, USA. Electronic address: deyor@ohsu.edu.

PMID: 25598279
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.11.004

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Fusion surgery for lumbar degenerative disc disease: still more questions than answers

Richard A Deyo. Spine J. 2015.

. 2015 Feb 1;15(2):272-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.11.004.

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Richard A Deyo¹

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¹ Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, USA; Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, USA; Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, USA; Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA; Kaiser Northwest Center for Health Research, 3800 N. Interstate Ave., Portland, OR 97227-1098, USA. Electronic address: deyor@ohsu.edu.

PMID: 25598279
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.11.004

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Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D. National trends in the surgical treatment for lumbar degenerative disc disease: United States, 2000 to 2009. Spine J 2015;15:265-71 (in this issue).

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National trends in the surgical treatment for lumbar degenerative disc disease: United States, 2000 to 2009.
Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D. Yoshihara H, et al. Spine J. 2015 Feb 1;15(2):265-71. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.09.026. Epub 2014 Oct 2. Spine J. 2015. PMID: 25281920

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