Who should have surgery for an intervertebral disc herniation? Comparative effectiveness evidence from the spine patient outcomes research trial

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-149

  Pearson, Adam ^a   Lurie, Jon ^a   Tosteson, Tor ^a   Zhao, Wenyan ^a   Abdu, William ^a   Mirza, Sohail ^a   Weinstein, James ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

comparative effectiveness research; lumbar disc herniation; shared decision making; treatment effect prediction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISKECTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855464681     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182276b2b     Document Type: Article

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