| Title |
Physical examination for lumbar radiculopathy due to disc herniation in patients with low-back pain
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, February 2010
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd007431.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Daniëlle AWM van der Windt, Emmanuel Simons, Ingrid I Riphagen, Carlo Ammendolia, Arianne P Verhagen, Mark Laslett, Walter Devillé, Rick A Deyo, Lex M Bouter, Henrica CW de Vet, Bert Aertgeerts |
| Abstract |
Low-back pain with leg pain (sciatica) may be caused by a herniated intervertebral disc exerting pressure on the nerve root. Most patients will respond to conservative treatment, but in carefully selected patients, surgical discectomy may provide faster relief of symptoms. Primary care clinicians use patient history and physical examination to evaluate the likelihood of disc herniation and select patients for further imaging and possible surgery. |
Twitter Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 15% |
| United States | 5 | 15% |
| Spain | 3 | 9% |
| Brazil | 2 | 6% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 6% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Ghana | 1 | 3% |
| Japan | 1 | 3% |
| Finland | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 15% |
| Unknown | 7 | 21% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 27 | 82% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 12% |
| Scientists | 2 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 3 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | <1% |
| Unknown | 568 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 102 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 93 | 16% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 40 | 7% |
| Other | 38 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 6% |
| Other | 106 | 18% |
| Unknown | 169 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 210 | 36% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 111 | 19% |
| Sports and Recreations | 14 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 2% |
| Other | 38 | 7% |
| Unknown | 191 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
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#883,709
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Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#1,806
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#2,647
of 97,777 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#13
of 134 outputs
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