Surgical and Nonsurgical Management of Sciatica Secondary to a Lumbar Disc Herniation

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1992 • 33,264 citations

The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

1992 • 26,794 citations

A Study of the Natural History of Back Pain

1983 • 3,242 citations

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1983 • 1,148 citations

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1988 • 1,083 citations

Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Sciatica

1995 • 759 citations

Neck Pain: A Long-term Follow-up of 205 Patients

1987 • 631 citations

An International Comparison of Back Surgery Rates

1994 • 422 citations

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1994 • 363 citations

The Maine Lumbar Spine Study, Part III

1996 • 318 citations

5-Year Reoperation Rates After Different Types of Lumbar Spine Surgery

1998 • 238 citations

Involving Patients in Clinical Decisions

2000 • 219 citations

Psychosocial Factors in the Workplace-Do They Predict New Episodes of Low Back Pain?

1997 • 198 citations

Long-term prospective study of lumbosacral discectomy

1987 • 172 citations

The Quebec Task Force Classification for Spinal Disorders and the Severity, Treatment, and Outcomes of Sciatica and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

1996 • 169 citations

The Maine Lumbar Spine Study, Part I

1996 • 168 citations

Long-Term Disability and Return to Work Among Patients Who Have a Herniated Lumbar Disc: The Effect of Disability Compensation*

2000 • 163 citations

Surgery for herniated lumbar discs

1993 • 155 citations

Back Pain in the Workplace

1997 • 136 citations

▪ Consensus Summary on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation

1996 • 131 citations

Investigation of the relation between low back pain and occupation. V. Psychological aspects.

1973 • 109 citations

Small Area Analysis of Surgery for Low-Back Pain

1992 • 108 citations

Relationship Between Rates and Outcomes of Operative Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation and Spinal Stenosis

1999 • 106 citations

A 10-Year, Double-Blind Study

1992 • 94 citations

Lumbar Laminectomy for Herniated Disc

1987 • 48 citations

Management of herniation of the lumbar disc

1999 • 48 citations

An interactive videodisc program for low back pain patients

1996 • 44 citations

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1989 • 17 citations

Surgery for herniated lumbar disc: A review

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