Influence of low back pain and prognostic value of MRI in sciatica patients in relation to back pain.

BACKGROUND: Patients with sciatica frequently complain about associated back pain. It is not known whether there are prognostic relevant differences in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) findings between sciatica patients with and without disabling back pain. METHODS: The study population contained pa...

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Main Authors: Abdelilah el Barzouhi, Carmen L A M Vleggeert-Lankamp, Geert J Lycklama à Nijeholt, Bas F Van der Kallen, Wilbert B van den Hout, Bart W Koes, Wilco C Peul, Leiden–The Hague Spine Intervention Prognostic Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3956604?pdf=render