title: Fusion surgery for lumbar degenerative disc disease: still more questions than answers.
abstract: Yoshihara H, Yoneoka D. National trends in the surgical treatment for lumbar degenerative disc disease: United States, 2000 to 2009. Spine J 2015;15:265-71 (in this issue).
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, USA; Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, USA; Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, USA; Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA; Kaiser Northwest Center for Health Research, 3800 N. Interstate Ave., Portland, OR 97227-1098, USA. Electronic address: deyor@ohsu.edu.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Deyo
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055959:Intervertebral Disc Degeneration / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D059145:Total Disc Replacement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*