Lumbar Disk Herniation: What Are Reliable Criterions Indicative for Surgery?

Lumbar Disk Herniation: What Are Reliable Criterions Indicative for Surgery?

By Balkan Cakir, MD; Rene Schmidt, MD; Heiko Reichel, MD; Wolfram Käfer, MD
ORTHOPEDICS 2009; 32:589  

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Overview

Lumbar disk herniation is the pathologic condition most commonly responsible for radicular pain, and the condition for which lumbar surgery is performed most frequently. This article analyzes the diagnostic findings often considered as reliable criteria for surgical intervention to determine if they are justified by recent literature.