有些讀過我新書「背痛怎麼辦? 要開刀嗎?」的讀者(主要為脊椎手術醫師)，對於我書的論點不以為然。我承認此書絕非句句珠璣更非完美，但敢說我花近十年寫的本書句句有根據。這也是我一向堅持的實証醫學。歡迎讀者來部落格討論，以下就是我書中引用的文獻共411篇。本書或許讓某些脊椎外科醫師不悅，但我認為我們目的都是為病人好，歡迎將本書與文獻仔細讀完後一起討論。
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