title: A 45-year-old man with low back pain and a numb left foot.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Outcomes Assessment Program, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH, USA.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Weinstein
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D015444:Exercise; D005528:Foot; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000191:economics; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012420:Running; D012585:Sciatica / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000191:economics; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013256:Steroids
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D013256:Steroids