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Herniated Lumbar Intervertebral Disk

2016; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 374; Issue: 18 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmcp1512658

1533-4406

Richard A. Deyo, Sohail K. Mirza,

Anesthesia and Pain Management

Pain from disk herniation, the leading cause of sciatica, usually resolves within several weeks with conservative therapy. In patients with sciatica for 6 weeks, pain relief is faster with surgery than with conservative therapy; however, outcomes are similar at 1 year.