Lasègue’s sign

Surendra Umesh Kamath; Shaila Surendra Kamath

doi:10.7860/JCDR/2017/24899.9794

Lasègue’s sign

Surendra Umesh Kamath, Shaila Surendra Kamath

Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

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Abstract

Lasègue’s sign is an interesting and important clinical sign in medicine for the last 150 years. The Lasègue test is commonly used in the physical examination of patients with low back pain. It is a test for lower lumbosacral nerve root irritation for example, due to disc prolapse. It is evident that the method of performance of this diagnostic sign varies with the physician. This article reviews the historical background and method of eliciting the sign.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	RG01-RG02
Journal	Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Volume	11
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/24899.9794
Publication status	Published - 01-05-2017

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Clinical Biochemistry

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Kamath, S. U., & Kamath, S. S. (2017). Lasègue’s sign. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 11(5), RG01-RG02. https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/24899.9794

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