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      Surgical vs nonoperative treatment for lumbar disk herniation: the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT): a randomized trial.

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          Lumbar diskectomy is the most common surgical procedure performed for back and leg symptoms in US patients, but the efficacy of the procedure relative to nonoperative care remains controversial.

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          Journal
          JAMA
          JAMA
          American Medical Association (AMA)
          1538-3598
          0098-7484
          Nov 22 2006
          : 296
          : 20
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA. james.n.weinstein@dartmouth.edu
          Article
          296/20/2441 NIHMS67209
          10.1001/jama.296.20.2441
          2553805
          17119140
          a89d5ff4-c197-4a24-9d28-f48f031ec233
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