Patients with highly (chemically) sensitive discs appear to achieve significantly better long-term outcomes with interbody/combined fusion than with intertransverse fusion. Patients without disc surgery have the least favorable outcome. Precise prospective categorization of positive discographic diagnoses may predict outcomes from treatment, surgical or otherwise, thereby greatly facilitating therapeutic decision-making.
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