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Diagnostic value of history and physical examination in patients suspected of lumbosacral nerve root compression
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- Published on: 13 April 2016
- Published on: 13 April 2016Straight leg sign may be an important findingShow More
Dear Editor
This is a very nicely done study. I agree with the authors that the lack of multivariable significance of the straight leg (SLR) sign is disturbing. The authors propose a physiologic explanation for the lack of association; however, I think the results support the usefulness of the SLR.
I urge the authors to analyze their results with recursive partitioning with weighted marginals to emphasize...
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