Conjoined lumbosacral nerve roots: Observations on three cases and review of the literature

Neurocirugia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-59

  Artico, Marco ^a   Carloia, S ^a   Piacentini, M ^a   Ferretti, G ^a   Dazzi, M ^a   Franchitto, S ^a   Bronzetti, E ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjoined nerve roots (CNR); CT; Lumbosacral nerve root anomalies; MRI; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW;

EID: 33645472793     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1473(06)70370-0     Document Type: Article

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