The accuracy of assessment of walking distance in the elective spinal outpatients setting

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 279-282

  Okoro, Tosan ^a   Qureshi, Assad ^a   Sell, Beulah ^a   Sell, Philip ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Distance perception; Functional tests; Spinal outcome measures

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOW BACK OUTCOME SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POLYRADICULOPATHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL STENOSIS; WALKING;

EID: 77950918499     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1152-0     Document Type: Article

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