Abstract
This paper is a detailed critique of Holt's study entitled 'The Question of Lumbar Discography'. His finding of a 37% false positive rate in asymptomatic volunteers has been used to discredit lumbar discography as a valid diagnostic study in the investigation of low back pain patients with non-prolapsing disc disease of the lumbar spine. The authors show why Holt's paper should no longer be used as scientific and authoritative evidence against the use of discography by today's standards.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 120-124 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research |
| Issue number | 237 |
| State | Published - 1988 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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A reassessment of Holt's data on : 'The Question of Lumbar Discography'. / Simmons, J. W.; Aprill, C. N.; Dwyer, A. P.; Brodsky, A. E.
In: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, No. 237, 1988, p. 120-124.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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