Examination findings and self-reported walking capacity in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

Physical Therapy

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1296-1306

  Iversen, M D ^a   Katz, J N ^a  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical signs and symptoms; Lumbar spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WALKING;

EID: 0034941639     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/81.7.1296     Document Type: Article

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