2006
Chronic low back pain
Simpson AK, Cholewicki J, Grauer J. Chronic low back pain. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2006, 10: 431-436. PMID: 17087868, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-006-0074-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painLow back painBack painSurgical optionsTreatment optionsPrevalent medical problemMost acute episodesHigh societal costsConservative therapyMainstay treatmentAcute episodeDisc arthroplastyMedical problemsPainPatientsClass ISocietal costsOptionsArthroplastyChronicPathophysiologyTherapy
2003
Indications, techniques, and outcomes of posterior surgery for chronic low back pain
Kwon B, Vaccaro AR, Grauer JN, Beiner J. Indications, techniques, and outcomes of posterior surgery for chronic low back pain. Orthopedic Clinics Of North America 2003, 34: 297-308. PMID: 12914269, DOI: 10.1016/s0030-5898(03)00014-2.ChaptersConceptsChronic low back painLow back painBack painPosterior lumbar spine surgeryLow back pain sufferersRole of surgeryLumbar spine surgerySatisfactory clinical outcomesBack pain sufferersDegenerative disc diseaseHigh fusion rateInterbody fusion proceduresNonoperative therapyPosterior surgeryClinical outcomesSurgical interventionLumbar fusionDisc diseaseSpine surgeryDiagnostic modalitiesPain sufferersSpinal fusionArthrodesis techniquePainSpine surgeons