title: A reassessment of Holt's data on: "The question of lumbar discography".
abstract: This paper is a detailed critique of Holt's study entitled "The Question of Lumbar Discography." His finding of a 37% false positive rate in asymptomatic volunteers has been used to discredit lumbar discography as a valid diagnostic study in the investigation of low back pain patients with nonprolapsing disc disease of the lumbar spine. The authors show why Holt's paper should no longer be used as scientific and authoritative evidence against the use of discography by today's standards.
authors.affiliation: Alamo Bone and Joint Clinic, San Antonio, Texas 78229.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Aprill
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Dwyer
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Brodsky
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography