title: Is prophylactic lumbar discectomy ever indicated?
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Fred L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernstein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male