TY - JOUR
T1 - Lasègue’s sign
AU - Kamath, Surendra Umesh
AU - Kamath, Shaila Surendra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/5/1
Y1 - 2017/5/1
N2 - Lasègue’s sign is an interesting and important clinical sign in medicine for the last 150 years. The Lasègue test is commonly used in the physical examination of patients with low back pain. It is a test for lower lumbosacral nerve root irritation for example, due to disc prolapse. It is evident that the method of performance of this diagnostic sign varies with the physician. This article reviews the historical background and method of eliciting the sign.
AB - Lasègue’s sign is an interesting and important clinical sign in medicine for the last 150 years. The Lasègue test is commonly used in the physical examination of patients with low back pain. It is a test for lower lumbosacral nerve root irritation for example, due to disc prolapse. It is evident that the method of performance of this diagnostic sign varies with the physician. This article reviews the historical background and method of eliciting the sign.
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U2 - 10.7860/JCDR/2017/24899.9794
DO - 10.7860/JCDR/2017/24899.9794
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85018415331
SN - 2249-782X
VL - 11
SP - RG01-RG02
JO - Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
JF - Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
IS - 5
ER -