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.
On September 9, 1948, a communist regime, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), was proclaimed under Kim Il-sung. However, on December 12, 1948, by its resolution 195 in the Third General Assembly, the United Nations recognized the Republic of Korea as the sole legal government of Korea.