title: Lumbar disc herniations 'to operate or not' patient selection and timing of surgery.
abstract: At times lumbar disc herniations present a quandary to the spine surgeon in regards to the most appropriate intervention and a need to optimize medical and surgical therapies. We discuss a case of ours and our experience in treating this common spinal pathology, along with a commentary on the article published by Kim et al. entitled 'Spontaneous regression of extruded lumbar disc herniation: three cases report in Korean J Spine. 2013 Jun;10(2):78-81.'
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Gazanfar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rahmathulla
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Kambiz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamian
keywords: Disc herniation; Lumbar disc; Management; Medical; Surgery