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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 101-B, Issue SUPP_9 | Pages 13 - 13
1 Sep 2019
GENERAL PRACTITIONER'S DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO REFER IS NOT DEPENDENT ON MRI REPORT
de Schepper E Koes B Veldhuizen E Oei E Bierma-Zeinstra S Luijsterburg P
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Background

An understanding of the patterns of healthcare services used after MRI of the spine in general practice would provide information about how MRI scans are used in primary care.

Aim

To describe the healthcare use of patients referred for lumbar MRI in general practice, and to investigate the association between specific patient characteristics, back pain characteristics and MRI abnormalities with subsequent specialist consultation.

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