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01.04.2014 | Reviewer's Comment
Reviewer’s comment concerning “Is NICE guidance for identifying lumbar nerve root compression misguided?” (doi:10.1007/s00586-014-3233-y by T. Germon et al.)
verfasst von:
Sashin Ahuja
Erschienen in:
European Spine Journal
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Sonderheft 1/2014
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Excerpt
This study is pertinent from the current ongoing consultation from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) with regards update on the low back pain guidance. As per the 2009 guidance, radiculopathy or nerve pain as stated is “People with radiculopathy and/or nerve root pain (unilateral leg pain worse than the back pain, pain radiating to the foot or toes, numbness and paraesthesia in same distribution, which is associated with motor neurological deficit)”. …