Electromyographic and magnetic resonance imaging to predict lumbar stenosis, low-back pain, and no back symptoms

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 358-366

  Haig, Andrew J ^a,b   Geisser, Michael E ^a   Tong, Henry C ^a   Yamakawa, Karen S J ^a   Quint, Douglas J ^a   Hoff, Julian T ^a   Chiodo, Anthony ^a   Miner, Jennifer A ^a   Phalke, Vaishali V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 33846842359     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00704     Document Type: Article

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