Rhee radiculopathy and herniated lumbar disc.pdf

The PDF of the article you requested follows this cover page. This is an enhanced PDF from The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2006;88:2070-2080. J Bone Joint Surg Am. John M. Rhee, Michael Schaufele and William A. Abdu Regarding Pathophysiology and Management Radiculopathy and the Herniated Lumbar Disc. Controversies This information is current as of March 22, 2008 Reprints and Permissions Permissions] link. and click on the [Reprints article, or locate the article citation on to use material from thisorder reprints or request permissionClick here to Publisher Information 20 Pickering Street, Needham, MA 02492-3157 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2069 Selected Instructional Course Lectures The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Printed with permission of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. This article, as well as other lectures presented at the Academy’s Annual Meeting, will be available in February 2007 in Instructional Course Lectures, Volume 56. The complete volume can be ordered online at , or by calling 800-626-6726 (8 A.M.-5 P.M., Central time). J. LAWRENCE MARSH EDITOR, VOL. 56 COMMITTEE J. LAWRENCE MARSH CHAIRMAN FREDERICK M. AZAR PAUL J. DUWELIUS TERRY R. LIGHT MARY I. O’CONNOR EX-OFFICIO DEMPSEY S. SPRINGFIELD DEPUTY EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY FOR INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE LECTURES JAMES D. HECKMAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY 2070 THE JOU R N A L OF BO N E JO I N T SU RG ER Y · JB JS .ORG VOLU M E 88-A · NU M B E R 9 · SEP TEM BE R 2006 RA D I C UL OPA T HY A N D TH E HE R N I A TE D LUM BA R DI S C Radiculopathy and the Herniated Lumbar Disc CONTROVERSIES REGARDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT BY JOHN M. RHEE, MD, MICHAEL SCHAUFELE, MD, AND WILLIAM A. ABDU, MD An Instructional Course Lecture, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Lumbar disc herniations remain among the most common diagnoses encountered in clinical spine practice. The incidence of s