Is NICE guidance for identifying lumbar nerve root compression misguided?

European Spine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages

  Germon, Tim ^a   Singleton, William ^a,b   Hobart, Jeremy ^c  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Guidelines; Radicular pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ROOT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; FOLLOW UP; LOW BACK PAIN; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULOPATHY; SELF REPORT; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; SELF REPORT; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899437126     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-014-3233-y     Document Type: Article

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