Consistency of history taking and physical examination in patients with suspected lumbar nerve root involvement

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 91-97

  Vroomen, Patrick C A J ^a   De Krom, Marc C T F M ^a   Knottnerus, J André ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical diagnosis; Consistency; Disc displacement; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISCHIALGIA; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL ROOT; SYMPTOM; TENDON REFLEX; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCIATICA; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0033971188     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200001010-00016     Document Type: Article

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