Differences in Gait Characteristics of Patients with Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis (L4 Radiculopathy) and Those with Osteoarthritis of the Hip.

It is important to differentially diagnose thigh pain from lumbar spinal stenosis (particularly lumbar fourth nerve root radiculopathy) and osteoarthritis of the hip. In this study, using a treadmill and a motion analysis method, gait characteristics were compared between these conditions. Patients...

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Main Authors: Noriaki Yokogawa, Yasumitsu Toribatake, Hideki Murakami, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Takeshi Yoneyama, Tetsuyou Watanabe, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4404331?pdf=render