The percentage of the spinal canal occupied by a herniated disc does not predict which patients will fail nonoperative treatment and require surgery within 2 years after undergoing a lumbar spine MRI scan.
Effect of Lumbar Disc Herniation Size on the Success of Nonoperative Treatment
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