TY - JOUR AU - Peul, Wilco C. AU - van Houwelingen, Hans C. AU - van der Hout, Wilbert B. AU - Brand, Ronald AU - Eekhof, Just AH AU - Tans, Joseph ThJ AU - Thomeer, Ralph TWM AU - Koes, Bart W. PY - 2005 DA - 2005/02/11 TI - Prolonged conservative treatment or 'early' surgery in sciatica caused by a lumbar disc herniation: rationale and design of a randomized trial [ISRCT 26872154] JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders SP - 8 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - The design of a randomized multicenter trial is presented on the effectiveness of a prolonged conservative treatment strategy compared with surgery in patients with persisting intense sciatica (lumbosacral radicular syndrome). SN - 1471-2474 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-6-8 DO - 10.1186/1471-2474-6-8 ID - Peul2005 ER -