title: Clinical inquiries. Does surgery relieve the pain of a herniated disc?
authors.affiliation: Mountain Area Health Education Center Family Medicine Residency Program, Asheville, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Betsey
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sorensen
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hulkower
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stigleman
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg; D010146:Pain / Q000601:surgery; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic