The anatomic and physiologic basis of local, referred and radiating lumbosacral pain syndromes related to disease of the spine

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 163-180

  Jinkins, J Randy ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Pain; Physiology; Spine

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; NERVE; PATHOGENESIS; PERCEPTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; SPINE; SPINE DISEASE;

EID: 3843095935     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0150-9861(04)96988-x     Document Type: Article

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