title: [Revised NHG practice guideline 'Lumbosacral radicular syndrome'].
abstract: The Dutch College of General Practitioners (NHG) recently published the practice guideline 'Lumbosacral radicular syndrome'. This guideline provides general practitioners with guidance for the diagnostic workup and treatment of patients with lumbosacral radicular syndrome. In this article we discuss the most important changes and modifications to this guideline point by point. The most important recommendations for management are summarized in a flowchart.
authors.affiliation: NHG, afd. Richtlijnontwikkeling en Wetenschap, Utrecht.
authors.forename: A F E Arianne
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Verburg
authors.forename: Annemieke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schaafstra
authors.forename: Wilma E M
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Spinnewijn
authors.forename: Bart W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Kroes
authors.forename: Margriet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouma
authors.forename: Jako S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Burgers
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D058006:General Practice / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D009426:Netherlands; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome