A systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of provocative tests of the neck for diagnosing cervical radiculopathy

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 307-319

  Rubinstein, Sidney M ^a   Pool, Jan J M ^a   Van Tulder, Maurits W ^a,b   Riphagen, Ingrid I ^a   De Vet, Henrica C W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Diagnostic accuracy; Sensitivity; Shoulder abduction test; Specificity; Spurling's test; Systematic review; Upper limb tension test

Indexed keywords

ARM; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; NECK; NECK DISTRACTION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SHOULDER ABDUCTION TEST; SPURLING TEST; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER LIMB TENSION TEST; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RADICULOPATHY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33947331530     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0225-6     Document Type: Review

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