The distribution of the pain is supposed to guide the surgeon as to the disc level causing the symptoms but these distribution patterns may be in error for instance in the lumbar spine in excess of 15% of patients.
Photos: North Korea holds first Workers' Party congress in 36 years. North Korean women in traditional dress prepare to greet delegates at the 7th Workers' Party Congress, held for the first time in 36 years.
The country was divided at the 38th parallel and Kim IL Sung became head of the provisional government of North Korea. In 1948 the Soviet Union set up a People's Democratic Republic in North Korea.