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Jon D Lurie et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017.

. 2017 Oct 15;42(20):E1214.

doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002374.

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Surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar disc herniation: eight-year results for the spine patient outcomes research trial.
Lurie JD, Tosteson TD, Tosteson AN, Zhao W, Morgan TS, Abdu WA, Herkowitz H, Weinstein JN. Lurie JD, et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Jan 1;39(1):3-16. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000088. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014. PMID: 24153171 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
TO THE EDITOR.
Ampat G. Ampat G. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Oct 15;42(20):E1213-E1214. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002365. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017. PMID: 28767633 No abstract available.

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