Lumbar disc herniations 'to operate or not' patient selection and timing of surgery.

ABSTRACT

At times lumbar disc herniations present a quandary to the spine surgeon in regards to the most appropriate intervention and a need to optimize medical and surgical therapies. We discuss a case of ours and our experience in treating this common spinal pathology, along with a commentary on the article published by Kim et al. entitled 'Spontaneous regression of extruded lumbar disc herniation three cases report in Korean J Spine. 2013 Jun;10(2)78-81.'