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Weinstein JN, et al. (2006). Surgical vs nonoperative treatment for lumbar disk herniation: The spine patient outcomes research trial (SPORT): A randomized trial. JAMA, 296(20): 2441–2450.
Peul WC, et al. (2007). Surgical versus prolonged conservative treatment for sciatica. New England Journal of Medicine, 356(22): 2245–2256.
Shriver MF, et al. (2015). Lumbar microdiscectomy complication rates: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosurgical Focus, 39(4): 1232–1241. DOI: 10.3171/2015.7.focus15281. Accessed October 15, 2015.
Sansur et al. Scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality of adult scoliosis surgery. Spine. 2011 Apr 20;36(9):E593-7.
Weinstein et al. Surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis four-year results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial. Spine. 2010 June 15;35(14):1329-38.