International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA

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• Research Article   
  Electrodiagnostic Confirmation of Lumbar Radiculopathy and its Association with Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis and Neuroforaminal Stenosis
  Author(s): David H Rustom*, Arthur Yan, Anuj Shah, Donovan Wilcox, Barent Bradt, Scott Millis and Geoffrey Seidel
  
  Introduction: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS) and Lumbar Neuroforaminal Stenosis (LNS) are common diagnoses that plague patients with low back pain. Symptoms can also include neurogenic claudication. Costly Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) or electrodiagnostic testing are used as adjuncts to validate diagnosis. However, there are only limited studies discussing the association of these diagnostic tools with radiculopathy. We investigate the association between EDX confirmed radiculopathy and the degree of LSS and LNS found on MRI. Methods: Retrospective cohort study of patients presenting to an outpatient pain medicine clinic who had a documented EDX and lumbar MRI. The severity of radiographic LSS/LNS was compared to EDX data using a Pearson Chi Square test. The data was fit to a multivariable logistic regress.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096.24.12.715

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