title: Surgical versus nonoperative treatment: how do we choose the right approach to lumbar disk herniation?
authors.affiliation: Departments of Orthopaedics, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
authors.forename: Adam M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: Jon D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lurie
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: disk herniation; diskectomy; nonoperative treatment; outcomes