The crossed femoral nerve stretch test to improve diagnostic sensitivity for the high lumbar radiculopathy: 2 Case reports

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 522-523

  Nadler, Scott F ^a   Malanga, Gerard A ^a   Stitik, Todd P ^a   Keswani, Rohit ^a   Foye, Patrick M ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Case report; Femoral nerve; Lumbrosacral region; Radiculopathy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADICULOPATHY; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0035074271     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2001.22343     Document Type: Article

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