TY - JOUR T1 - LOW BACK PAIN: A SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL OVERVIEW. Edited by James N. Weinstein and Stephen L. Gordon. Rosemont, Illinois, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1996. $85.00 (members), $105.00 (non-members); 766 pp. AU - Mulholland, Robert C. Y1 - 1998/03/01 N1 - JO - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery SP - 459 EP - a VL - 80 IS - 3 N2 - The text covers three main topics: lumbar radiculopathy, idiopathic low-back pain, and spinal stenosis. The discussion of each topic is divided into two sections: one dealing with clinical and epidemiological considerations and the other, with issues related to basic and applied science. This format makes the book easy to read. Each section is followed by a short chapter that contains valuable suggestions for future research. SN - 0021-9355 M3 - doi: UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ER -