The sensitivity and specificity of the slump and the straight leg raising tests in patients with lumbar disc herniation

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-91

  Majlesi, Javid ^a   Togay, Halit ^b   Ünalan, Halil ^c   Toprak, Sadik ^d  

^a Formed PM and R Center   (Turkey)

^b SSK Goztepe Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Department of Soil Sciences   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Lumbar disc herniation; Physical examination; Slump test; Straight Leg Raising test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKELETON TRACTION; SLUMP TEST; STRAIGHT LEG RAISING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 42049115969     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31816b2f99     Document Type: Article

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