Systematic Review of Discography as a Diagnostic Test for Spinal Pain: An Update
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Systematic review of discography as a diagnostic test for spinal pain: an update.
BACKGROUND The intervertebral disc has been implicated as an etiology of chronic spine pain based on clinical, basic science, and epidemiological research. There is currently no way to determine with absolute certainty whether or not the disc is a spinal pain generator. At our current level of understanding, discography is thought of as the best tool to evaluate disc-related pain. STUDY DESIG...
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عنوان ژورنال: January 2007
سال: 2007
ISSN: 2150-1149,1533-3159
DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2007/10/147