Cramp finding: Can it be used as a new diagnostic and prognostic factor in lumbar disc surgery?

European Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-51

  Demircan, Mehmet ^a   Çolak, Ahmet ^a   Kutlay, Murat ^a   KIbIcI, Kenan ^a   Topuz, Kivanç ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Lumbar disc hernia; Sensitivity; Specificity; Straight leg raising

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAMP FINDING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG CRAMP; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036181926     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860100297     Document Type: Article

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