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The Prevalence and Clinical Features of Internal Disc Disruption in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Spine · 1995 · Vol. 20(17) · pp. 1878–1883
Anthony C. Schwarzer✉(University of Newcastle Australia)Charles N. AprillRichard DerbyJoseph D. FortinGarrett KineNikolai Bogduk✉
Abstract
A diagnosis of internal disc disruption can be made in a significant proportion of patients with chronic low back pain, but no conventional clinical test can discriminate patients with internal disc disruption from patients with other conditions.
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentMedicineDiscographyLow back painProvocation testBack painChronic painLumbarPhysical examinationDegenerative disc diseaseSurgery
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AdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLumbar VertebraeMaleRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedPrevalenceLow Back Pain
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