An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 180-191

  Kreiner, D Scott ^a   Hwang, Steven W ^b   Easa, John E ^c   Resnick, Daniel K ^d   Baisden, Jamie L ^e   Bess, Shay ^f   Cho, Charles H ^g   Depalma, Michael J ^h   Dougherty II, Paul ^h   Fernand, Robert ^h   Ghiselli, Gary ⁱ   Hanna, Amgad S ^h   Lamer, Tim ^j   Lisi, Anthony J ^k   Mazanec, Daniel J ^l   Meagher, Richard J ^h   Nucci, Robert C ^h   Patel, Rakesh D ^m   Sembrano, Jonathan N ⁿ   Sharma, Anil K ^o   Summers, Jeffrey T ^p   Taleghani, Christopher K ^q   Tontz Jr , William L ^h   Toton, John F ^h   more..

^a Ahwatukee Sports and Spine   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^f Rocky Mountain Scoliosis and Spine Center   (United States)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h Denver Spine ^*  (United States)

ⁱ Denver Spine   (United States)

^j MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

^k VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^l LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^o Spine and Pain Medicine   (United States)

^p NewSouth NeuroSpine LLC   (United States)

^q Cumberland Brain and Spine   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Guideline; Lumbar disc herniation; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; BRACE; CONSENSUS; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOSCOPIC PERCUTANEOUS DISCECTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRACTION THERAPY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GUIDELINE; LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION; RADICULOPATHY;

DISKECTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; RADICULOPATHY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890481422     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.08.003     Document Type: Review

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