@article{ref1,
title="Frequency of radiculopathies in motor vehicle accidents",
journal="Muscle and nerve",
year="2009",
author="Rivner, Michael H. and Spitz, L. and Braddom, R. L.",
volume="39",
number="4",
pages="545 - 547",
abstract="This retrospective study compared the frequency of electrodiagnostically confirmed cervical and lumbar radiculopathies in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) population to that of a non-MVA population in 24,651 consecutive initial electrodiagnostic reports. The frequency of cervical radiculopathy was slightly but significantly increased in 8% of the MVA compared to 6% of the non-MVA patients. The frequency of plexopathy was significantly increased in the MVA (3%) compared to the non-MVA patients (2%). The frequency of lumbar radiculopathy was not significantly increased (12% for both groups). Nineteen percent of the MVA patients and 18% of the non-MVA patients had cervical and/or lumbar radiculopathy. This shows that the frequency of cervical and lumbar radiculopathies is low after MVAs. MVA appears to cause a small but significant increase in the frequency of cervical radiculopathy and plexopathy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0148-639X",
doi="10.1002/mus.21276",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.21276"
}