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ISASS 2016: Slump sitting vs. conventional flexion radiographs for instability diagnoses

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April 2016

ISASS 2016: Slump sitting vs. conventional flexion radiographs for instability diagnoses

Vol: 5| Issue: 4| Number:61| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Diagnostic Test
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Slump sitting X-ray of the lumbar spine is better than conventional flexion view

Contributing Authors:
D Hey ETC Lau D Choong CS Tan HK Wong

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60 patients with mechanical low back pain were randomized to a slump sitting method or a conventional method when surgeons were obtaining lumbar flexion radiographs to determine spinal instability. Although patients underwent both methods, randomization indicated which method would be performed first. The study was conducted in order to determine which method was able to more effectively identify ...

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