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Back Surgery - Closing the Gap

By Cile Waller

Story Created: Oct 19, 2009

Story Updated: Oct 19, 2009

 Every year, U.S. surgeons perform more than half a million back surgeries to relieve disc-related pain. As many as 30 percent of those patients have recurrent problems. Orthopedic specialists are testing a new procedure that might prevent patients from needing a second surgery.

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