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Is Prophylactic Lumbar Discectomy Ever Indicated?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Fred L. Cohen ,
William J. Murphy  and
Mark Bernstein
Fred L. Cohen
Affiliation:
Neurosurgery, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Florida, U.S.A Gary Roberts & Associates, West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Florida, U.S.A
William J. Murphy
Affiliation:
Chiropractic, Jupiter, Florida, U.S.A
Mark Bernstein*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, 4 West, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , March 2011 , pp. 375 - 378
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