Lumbar microdiscectomy and post-operative activity restrictions: a protocol for a single blinded randomised controlled trial
Abstract Background Lumbar microdiscectomy is the most commonly performed spinal surgery procedure, with over 300,000 cases performed annually in the United States alone. Traditionally, patients were advised to restrict post-operative activity as this was believed to reduce the risk of disc rehernia...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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Series: | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1681-3 |