Correlation between clinical features and magnetic resonance imaging findings in lumbar disc prolapse

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 263-269

  Janardhana, Aithala P ^a   Rajagopal, ^a   Rao, Sharath ^a   Kamath, Asha ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

clinical correlation; Lumbar disc prolapse; magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954846626     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: 19983727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.65148     Document Type: Article

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