Diagnostic value of history and physical examination in patients suspected of lumbosacral nerve root compression

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 630-634

  Vroomen, Patrick C A J ^a   De Krom, M C T F M ^a   Wilmink, J T ^a   Kester, A D M ^a   Knottnerus, J A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCIATIC NERVE; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOM; TENDON REFLEX;

EID: 0036237910     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.72.5.630     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine in people without back pain
2. Rupture of the intervertebral disc with involvement of the spinal canal
3. Lumbar disc herniation; a controlled, prospective study with ten years of observation
4. Surgery for herniated discs: A literature synthesis
5. Comparative value of electromyographic, myelographic and clinical-neurological examinations in diagnosis of lumbar root compression syndrome
6. Predictive value of clinical and surgical findings in patients with lumbago-sciatica a prospective study (part I)
7. On the accuracy of history, physical examination and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in diagnosing low-back pain in general practice
8. History and physical examination in patients with herniated lumbar discs
9. Diagnostic value of history and physical examination in patients with sciatica due to disc herniation; a systematic review
10. Disc herniation
11. Spectrum bias in the evaluation of diagnostic tests: Lessons from the rapid dipstick test for urinary tract infection
12. The effects of disease verification and referral on the relationship between symptoms and disease
13. The influence of referral patterns on the characteristics of diagnostic tests
14. Lack of effectiveness of bed rest for sciatica
15. The consistency of the history and the physical examination in the patient suspected of sciatica
16. The neuroradiographic diagnosis of lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus: II. A comparison of computed tomography (CT), myelography, CT-myelography, and magnetic resonance imaging
17. Optimising the image of the intradural nerve root: The value of MR radiculography
18. Logistic regression: A self-learning text
19. Basic principles of ROC analysis
20. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) methodology
21. Measures of gain in certainly from a diagnostic test
22. Data-source effects on the sensitivities and specificities of clinical features in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis: The relevance of multiple sources of knowledge for a decision-support system
23. Problems of spectrum and bias in evaluating the efficacy of diagnostic tests
24. MR imaging of the low back syndrome
25. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine; terrific test or tar baby?
26. The radiologic assessment for a lumbar disc herniation
27. A comparison of computed tomography-myelography, magnetic resonance imaging, and myelography in the diagnosis of herniated nucleus pulposus and spinal stenosis
28. Diagnosis of lumbar disc protrusion
29. Abnormal magnetic resonance scans of the lumbar spine in asymptomatic subjects. A prospective investigation
30. Lumbar disk herniation with no surgical treatment. Clinical and x-ray computed tomographic follow-up study
31. Abnormal myelograms in asymptomatic patients
32. Lumbar disk herniation: MR imaging assessment of natural history in patients treated without surgery
33. The value of accurate clinical assessment in the surgical management of the lumbar disc protrusion