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Table 2 Clinical and radiological findings

From: Recruitment curve of the soleus H-reflex in chronic back pain and lumbosacral radiculopathy

Patients

Age

Back Pain

Leg Pain

sensory

reflex

motor

X-Rays

CT/MRI

Group 1

        

1

50

5

1

nl

nl

nl

nl

nl

2

31

4

1

nl

nl

nl

nl

nl

3

47

3

---

nl

nl

nl

nl

nl

4

40

5

5

nl

nl

nl

nl

nl

5

44

5

0,5

nl

nl

nl

deg L5-S1

nl

6

25

3

---

nl

nl

nl

isth L5-S1

nl

7

27

3

---

nl

nl

nl

isth L5-S1

nl

8

48

2

1

nl

nl

nl

isth L5-S1

nl

9

27

3

---

nl

nl

nl

isth L5-S1

nl

10

62

20

0,5

nl

nl

nl

deg L4-L5

nl

11

48

1

---

nl

nl

nl

isth L5-S1

nl

12

49

7

---

nl

nl

nl

isth L5-S1

nl

13

32

2

1

nl

nl

nl

isth L5-S1

nl

14

44

1

---

nl

nl

nl

isth L5-S1

nl

15

45

2

---

nl

nl

nl

isth L5-S1

nl

Group 2

        

16

56

6

3

nl

w P, w rA

nl

deg L4-L5

nl

17

60

2

2

nl

w rA

nl

deg L4-L5

nl

18

43

10

1

r L5S1

w lA

nl

isth L5-S1

nl

19

25

1

0,5

r L4L5

a A

nl

isth L5-S1

nl

20

44

10

0,6

r L3L4

w P, w A

nl

deg L5-S1

nl

21

47

2

1

nl

w rA

nl

deg L4-L5

nl

22

46

3

3

nl

w A

nl

nl

nl

23

47

2

2

nl

w P, a A

nl

nl

nl

24

54

20

10

nl

a A

nl

deg L4-L5

nl

25

51

10

5

nl

w rA

nl

deg L4-L5

nl

26

45

10

0,5

nl

w lP, w A

nl

deg L4-L5

nl

  1. Age, back and leg pain expressed in years. Clinical signs: sensory abnormalities listed by root level; reflex abnormalities defined by weak or absent reflex; side noted only if lesion is unilateral.X-ray and CT/MRI findings at lumbosacral level: listhesis indicated in plain radiographs.Abbreviations: nl = normal; r = right; l = left; P = patellar; A = Achilles; w = weak; a = absent; deg = degenerative; isth = isthmic; --- = absent