PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 383-388 , April 2009

Low Back Pain After Nonspinal Surgery: The Characteristics of Presumed Lumbar Paraspinal Compartment Syndrome

  • Andrew J. Haig, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The University of Michigan, 325 E Eisenhower, Ann Arbor, MI 48108†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: A.J.H.
    • ,
  • Anne G. Hartigan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI‡
    • ,
  • Douglas Quint, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI§

Received 23 February 2008 ,Accepted 13 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2008.12.011

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