title: Spinal disorders. Overall impact on society and the need for orthopedic resources.
abstract: An overview is presented on spinal disorders in the community based on Swedish statistics gathered over the last 15 years and projected for the year 2000. Commonly encountered spinal problems are discussed, and their need for both nonsurgical and surgical treatment by the year 2000 is calculated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Sahlgren Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Nachemson
mesh_terms: D006295:Health Resources / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology