Correlation of clinical presentation with intraoperative level diagnosis in lower lumbar disc herniation

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 273-275

  Reihani Kermani, Hamed ^a  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Level diagnosis; Lumbar disc disease; Lumbar discectomy; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES REFLEX; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; RADICULOPATHY; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOE;

EID: 4344657833     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2004.273     Document Type: Article

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