Physical examinati on, magnetic resonance imaging, and electrodiagnostic study OF patients with lumbosacral disc herniati on or spinal stenosis

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 845-850

  Lee, Jung Hwan ^a   Lee, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrodiagnostic study; Lumbosacral radiculopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACRUM; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 84866615489     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1034     Document Type: Article

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