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Second edition. By Leonard P. Seimon. 335 pp., illustrated. New York, Demos Vermande, 1995. $95. ISBN 0-939957-40-X.

In an age in which the management of low back pain is primarily driven by market forces, this book provides a clear, logical approach based on clinical findings. The author communicates his rich experience as an orthopedic surgeon who has lived through the various fads and conflicting philosophies that have surfaced over the past 35 years. Like his contemporaries, Carl Hirsch and Alf Nachemson, the author has learned to use surgical intervention in a small and carefully selected group of patients. This is the most valuable message of the book. The author's perspective is directed toward a surgical-specialty audience and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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