title: Commentary: The degenerative lumbar spine: a chronic condition in search of a definitive solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California at Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Pavilion III, Orange, CA 92868, USA. sbederma@uci.edu
authors.forename: S Samuel
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bederman
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*