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- Title
An outcome measure of functionality and pain in patients with lumbar disc herniation: a validation study of the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score.
- Authors
Azimi, Parisa; Mohammadi, Hasan Reza; Montazeri, Ali
- Abstract
Lumbar disc hernia (LDH) is a common cause of low back pain and radicular leg pain. The Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score is a very short instrument for measuring functionality and pain in these patients. This study aimed to translate and validate the JOA score for use in Iran.
- Publication
Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association, 2012, Vol 17, Issue 4, p341
- ISSN
1436-2023
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00776-012-0232-x