Does provocative discography cause clinically important injury to the lumbar intervertebral disc? A 10-year matched cohort study

Research published by Drs. Cuéllar et al provides strong evidence that discography may be cause more harm than good. Click here for the news coverage of the research by the North American Spine Society (NASS). Click here for the research clinical and radiographic study article abstracts.

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