Variation in Eligibility Criteria From Studies of Radiculopathy due to a Herniated Disc and of Neurogenic Claudication due to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Structured Literature Review

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 803-811

  Genevay, Stephane ^a,b,c   Atlas, Steve J ^d   Katz, Jeffrey N ^b,c  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Division of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergy   (Switzerland)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Eligibility criteria; Herniated disc; Lumbar spine stenosis; Neurogenic claudication; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

BACKACHE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 77951665843     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181bc9454     Document Type: Review

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