title: Spinal surgery for low back pain: a way forward.
authors.affiliation: Society for Back Pain Research, Orthopaedic Department, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NA, UK, johnodowd@btinternet.com.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Dowd
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hlavsova
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000592:standards*; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis