The course of the nerve root in the neural foramen and its relationship with foraminal entrapment or impingement in adult patients with lumbar isthmic spondylolisthesis and radicular pain

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 220-225

  Kim, Ki Won ^a,c   Chung, Jin Wha ^a   Park, Jong Beom ^a   Song, Seok Whan ^a   Ha, Kee Yong ^a   An, Howard S ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Entrapment; Impingement; Isthmic spondylolisthesis; Nerve root; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE ROOT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; LIMB DISEASE; LUMBAR DISK;

ADULT; BONY CALLUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PAIN; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2942608915     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200406000-00009     Document Type: Article

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