Utility of electrodiagnostic testing in evaluating patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy: An evidence-based review

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 276-282

  Cho, S Charles ^a   Ferrante, Mark A ^b   Levin, Kerry H ^c   Harmon, Robert L ^d   So, Yuen T ^a   Vavricek, J ^e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Herniated disk; Low back pain; Lumbosacral radiculitis; Lumbosacral radiculopathy; Root compression; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 77955126826     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21759     Document Type: Review

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