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Diskectomy has been the most frequently used surgical treatment for lumbar disk herniation. Although this operation has achieved good results in many cases, it has been reported that about 10%–20% of all cases require reoperation [1–5].
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Matsunaga, S., Sakou, T., Yone, K., Taketomi, E., Morimoto, T., Ijiri, K. (1993). Clinical Results of Lumbar Fusion for Heavy Workers with Lumbar Disk Herniation. In: Yonenobu, K., Ono, K., Takemitsu, Y. (eds) Lumbar Fusion and Stabilization. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68234-9_10
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