Clinical validation study to measure the performance of the Nerve Root Sedimentation Sign for the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common degenerative disorder of the spine in elderly patients that can be effectively treated with decompression surgery in some patients. Radiological findings in the diagnostic work-up of the patients do not always correlate well with clinical symptoms, and guidance abo...

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Main Authors: Staub, L., Barz, T., Melloh, Markus, Lord, S., Chatfield, M., Bossuyt, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19794