Condition
Thoracolumbar Junction Syndrome (Maigne)
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Understanding the condition
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The SART view: why this happens
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Surgery and SART: complementary, not competing
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Research evidence
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- EV-041★★L4 · Cadaveric / biomechanical model / basic experimentfoundational
Dysfunction at T12–L1 presents as distant pain in the buttock and groin
Dysfunction of the thoracolumbar junction (T12–L1) produces referred pain in the buttock, groin and lower back along its nerve distribution (Maigne syndrome).
Maigne R · Diagnosis and Treatment of Pain of Vertebral Origin