title: Back surgery--who needs it?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Center for Cost and Outcomes Research, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Deyo
mesh_terms: D017586:Diskectomy; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012585:Sciatica / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000601:surgery*