The stoop-test in lumbar entrapment radiculopathy.
Disabling neurologic symptoms with a paucity of focal signs are frequently encountered in patients who suffer from intermittent cauda equina compression syndromes. The stoop-test has diagnostic merit in these instances. The author's clinical experiences, the test, and its anatomic basis are described.
D002420:Cauda Equina; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D011187:Posture