Finneson B E
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1978 Jun;3(2):186-8. doi: 10.1097/00007632-197806000-00017.
A lumbar disc surgery predictive score card or questionnaire has been developed to assess potential candidates for excision of a herniated lumbar disc who have not previously undergone lumbar spine surgery. It is not designed to encompass patients who are being considered for other types of lumbar spine surgery, such as decompressive laminectomy or fusion. In an effort to make the "score card" usable by almost all physicians who are involved in lumbar disc surgery, only studies which have broad acceptance and are generally employed are included. Studies which have less widespread use such as electromyogram, discogram, venogram, special psychologic studies (MMPI, pain drawings) have been purposely excluded.
一种腰椎间盘手术预测评分卡或问卷已被开发出来，用于评估之前未接受过腰椎手术的腰椎间盘突出症切除潜在候选者。它并非旨在涵盖正在考虑进行其他类型腰椎手术的患者，如减压性椎板切除术或融合术。为了使几乎所有参与腰椎间盘手术的医生都能使用“评分卡”，只纳入了具有广泛认可度且普遍采用的研究。故意排除了使用不太广泛的研究，如肌电图、椎间盘造影、静脉造影、特殊心理学研究（明尼苏达多相人格调查表、疼痛绘图）。
