title: Cauda equina syndrome: implications for primary care.
authors.affiliation: Professor of Spine Surgery, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fairbank
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mallen
mesh_terms: D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010808:Physical Examination; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors