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Editorial

Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment: How do we Choose the Right Approach to Lumbar Disk Herniation?

Adam M Pearson1 Departments of Orthopaedics, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH03756, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jon D Lurie1 Departments of Orthopaedics, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH03756, USA;2 Departments of Medicine, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH03756, USAView further author information
Pages 247-249 | Published online: 10 Oct 2014

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