Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 7 , Pages 840-843 , July 2007

The Sensitivity of the Seated Straight-Leg Raise Test Compared With the Supine Straight-Leg Raise Test in Patients Presenting With Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evidence of Lumbar Nerve Root Compression

  • Alon Rabin, DPT, MS

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the School for Rehabilitative Sciences and Technology, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Peter C. Gerszten, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Pat Karausky, RN, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Pat Karausky RN, BSN, CCRC, Dept of Neurological Surgery, UPMC-Health System, Presbyterian University Hospital, Ste B-400, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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  • Clareann H. Bunker, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
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  • Douglas M. Potter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Facility, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • William C. Welch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.04.016

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 7 , Pages 840-843 , July 2007

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