Hip fracture presenting as mechanical low back pain subsequent to a fall: a case study.
This case chronicles the assessment and clinical management of a 54 year old female patient who presented with post traumatic lower back, hip and lower extremity pain, initially attributed to mechanical low back pain but ultimately diagnosed as a hip fracture. This case study illustrates a number of...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 255 - 263 |
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| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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Canadian Chiropractic Association
Dec2006
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