title: Spinal nerve compression: a cause of claudication.
abstract: Thirteen patients were referred with claudication thought by the referring doctor to be vascular in origin. A careful history and physical examination followed by contrast radiculography showed their symptoms to be due to spinal nerve compression. The clinical picture is presented and the main pitfalls in diagnosis is considered. It was stressed that the taking of a careful history is the most important factor in arriving at a correct diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013127:Spinal Nerves