Outcome following lumbar disc surgery: the role of fibrosis
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Summary
The authors found no correlation between excessive fibrosis with lumbar and leg pain, disability or straight leg resistance, and the role of fibrosis in the generation of symptoms in patients who have had lumbAR disc surgery should be reevaluated.
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- article
- Published
- 2008-10-21
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- 50
- References
- 126
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