The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 505-506, June 2010

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  • Matthew Smuck, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Spine Center, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA. Tel.: (650) 721-7627; fax: (650) 721-3470.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Spine Center, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA

Received 22 March 2010; accepted 7 April 2010.

COMMENTARY ON: Daffner SD, Hymanson HJ, Wang JC. Cost and use of conservative management of lumbar disc herniation before surgical discectomy. Spine J 2010;10:463–8 (in this issue).

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Author disclosures: MS (consulting, Arthrocare, Inc; trips/travel, Arthrocare, Inc.; research support: staff and/or materials, Arthrocare, Inc.).

PII: S1529-9430(10)00303-7

doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2010.04.007

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  • Cost and use of conservative management of lumbar disc herniation before surgical discectomy , 02 April 2010

    Scott D. Daffner, Henry J. Hymanson, Jeffrey C. Wang
    The Spine Journal June 2010 (Vol. 10, Issue 6, Pages 463-468)

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 505-506, June 2010