Back Surgery Research - New England Journal of Medicine

There's a wealth of information in the peer reviewed papers at nejm.org that I plan to read over the following few days.

Surgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis - May 2007

Back Surgery -- Who Needs It? - May 2007

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis - February 2008

Surgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Back Pain - September 2007

Surgical versus Nonsurgical Therapy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis - February 2008

Spinal-Fusion Surgery -- Advances and Concerns - Februaru 2004

Surgery versus Prolonged Conservative Treatment for Sciatica - May 2007

A Comparison of Physical Therapy, Chiropractic Manipulation, and Provision of an Educational Booklet for the Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain - October 1998

Spinal-Fusion Surgery -- The Case for Restraint - February 2004