Pathoanatomy of clinical findings in patients with sciatica: A magnetic resonance imaging study

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 135-141

  Vroomen, Patrick C A J ^a   De Krom, Marc C T F M ^a   Wilmink, Jan T ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Disc herniation magnetic resonance imaging; Nerve root involvement; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DERMATOME; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ROOT;

EID: 0034083579     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2000.92.2.0135     Document Type: Article

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