Correlation between disability and MRI findings in lumbar spinal stenosis

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 637-638

  Haig, Andrew J ^a   Sigmundsson, Freyr Gauti ^b   Strömqvist, Björn ^c   Jönsson, Bo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 84856047795     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2011.627496     Document Type: Letter

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