Diagnosis and management of lumbar disk disease.

Hosp Pract (Off Ed)

Division of Rheumatology, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, Calif.

Published: September 1989

Management of the patient with low back pain need not be particularly confusing, expensive, or invasive. A systematic approach to categorizing this ubiquitous symptom etiologically, followed by appropriate choice of diagnostic imaging techniques and an individualized treatment program, will heighten cost-effectiveness and sharply reduce the demand for surgical intervention.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21548331.1989.11703780DOI Listing

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