Clustered clinical findings for diagnosis of cervical spine myelopathy

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 175-180

  Cook, Chad ^a,b   Brown, Christopher ^b   Isaacs, Robert ^b   Roman, Matthew ^c   Davis, Samuel ^b   Richardson, William ^b  

^a WALSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine myelopathy; Clinical prediction rule; Diagnostic accuracy; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; BODY MASS; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COORDINATION DISORDER; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROPRIOCEPTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SHOULDER PAIN; WEAKNESS;

EID: 78649666845     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: 20426186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698110X12804993427045     Document Type: Article

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