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Evaluation of a patient with back symptoms such as pain or neuropathy can be challenging. In this chapter we outline features of the patient’ s history, physical examination, and diagnostic imaging studies used to evaluate the symptoms. Several common spinal disorders are outlined, and a review of diagnostic and radiologic tests follows.
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Dean, L.M. (2004). Clinical Evaluation of the Spine Patient. In: McGraw, J.K. (eds) Interventional Radiology of the Spine. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-418-4_5
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