Thoracic disc herniation mimicking acute lumbar disc disease

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 416-418

  Lyu, Rong Kuo ^a   Chang, Hong Shiu ^a   Tang, Lok Ming ^a   Chen, Sien Tsong ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lumbosacral radiculopathy; Thoracic disc herniation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC SPINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0033557682     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199902150-00025     Document Type: Article

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