The diagnostic contribution of the frontal lumbar spine radiograph in community referred low back pain - A prospective study of 1030 patients

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 606-609

  Khoo, Lisa Anne L ^a   Heron, C ^a   Patel, U ^a   Given Wilson, R ^a   Grundy, A ^a   Khaw, K T ^a   Dundas, D ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Lumbar radiography; Lumbar spine; Sacroiliitis; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION; JOINT DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SACROILIITIS; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTHRITIS; CHILD; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SACROILIAC JOINT; SCOLIOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS; CHILD; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACROILIAC JOINT; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 0041883652     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(03)00173-9     Document Type: Article

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