The electrodiagnostic sensitivity of proximal lower extremity muscles in the diagnosis of L5 radiculopathy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 891-893

  Burakgazi, Ahmet Z ^a   Kelly, John J ^b   Richardson, Perry ^b  

^a VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrodiagnostic sensitivity; Gluteus medius; L5 radiculopathy; Lumbosacral radiculopathies; Tensor fascia latae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LUMBAR SPINE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TENSOR FASCIA LATA MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; BUTTOCKS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCIA LATA; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84860893791     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23361     Document Type: Article

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