Surgery for Low Back Pain

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Szpalski, Marek (Editor), Gunzburg, Robert (Editor), Rydevik, Björn L. (Editor), Le Huec, Jean-Charles (Editor), Mayer, H. Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Rheumatology.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Orthopedics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.

Low back pain is a very common problem. Various treatments are available, but surgery has acquired increasing importance. In the United States, low back pain is now the principal reason for spinal surgery, and the number of procedures performed for this reason is similar to the number of total hip r...