Lumbar disc herniation: Evidence-based guidelines–a review
Journal Title: The Indian Practitioner - Year 2016, Vol 69, Issue 78
Abstract
More than 100 years have passed since the pioneering work of the German surgeon Fedor Krause, who in 1908 performed the first successful lumbar disc herniation surgery in cooperation with the neurologist Hermann Oppenheim.1,2 After the Second World War researchers and physicians have produced a huge body of evidence on lumbar disc herniation, the use of which can improve its diagnosis and treatment.
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Michael Luchtmann, Raimund Firsching
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