A prospective cohort study of surgical treatment for back pain with degenerated discs; study protocol

[1] Katz JN(1995)Lumbar spinal fusion. Surgical rates, costs, and complications Spine 20 78S-83S

[2] Deyo RA(2004)Spinal-fusion surgery - the case for restraint N Engl J Med 350 722-726

[3] Nachemson A(2001)2001 Volvo Award Winner in Clinical Studies: Lumbar fusion versus nonsurgical treatment for chronic low back pain: a multicenter randomized controlled trial from the Swedish Lumbar Spine Study Group Spine 26 2521-32; discussion 2532-4

[4] Mirza SK(2003)Randomized clinical trial of lumbar instrumented fusion and cognitive intervention and exercises in patients with chronic low back pain and disc degeneration Spine 28 1913-1921

[5] Fritzell P(2002)Chronic low back pain and fusion: a comparison of three surgical techniques: a prospective multicenter randomized study from the Swedish lumbar spine study group Spine 27 1131-1141

[6] Hagg O(1994)An international comparison of back surgery rates Spine 19 1201-1206

[7] Wessberg P(1996)Lumbar discography Spine 21 402-404

[8] Nordwall A(2000)Provocative discography in patients after limited lumbar discectomy: A controlled, randomized study of pain response in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects Spine 25 3065-3071

[9] Ivar Brox J(1996)Discographic pain report. Influence of psychological factors Spine 21 334-338

[10] Sorensen R(1988)Does the MMPI predict chemonucleolysis outcome? Spine 13 84-88

[1] Katz JN(1995)Lumbar spinal fusion. Surgical rates, costs, and complications Spine 20 78S-83S

[2] Deyo RA(2004)Spinal-fusion surgery - the case for restraint N Engl J Med 350 722-726

[3] Nachemson A(2001)2001 Volvo Award Winner in Clinical Studies: Lumbar fusion versus nonsurgical treatment for chronic low back pain: a multicenter randomized controlled trial from the Swedish Lumbar Spine Study Group Spine 26 2521-32; discussion 2532-4

[4] Mirza SK(2003)Randomized clinical trial of lumbar instrumented fusion and cognitive intervention and exercises in patients with chronic low back pain and disc degeneration Spine 28 1913-1921

[5] Fritzell P(2002)Chronic low back pain and fusion: a comparison of three surgical techniques: a prospective multicenter randomized study from the Swedish lumbar spine study group Spine 27 1131-1141

[6] Hagg O(1994)An international comparison of back surgery rates Spine 19 1201-1206

[7] Wessberg P(1996)Lumbar discography Spine 21 402-404

[8] Nordwall A(2000)Provocative discography in patients after limited lumbar discectomy: A controlled, randomized study of pain response in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects Spine 25 3065-3071

[9] Ivar Brox J(1996)Discographic pain report. Influence of psychological factors Spine 21 334-338

[10] Sorensen R(1988)Does the MMPI predict chemonucleolysis outcome? Spine 13 84-88