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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 5/2017

01-05-2017 | Pearls

Pearls: Patient-generated Pain Drawings

Author: Mark D. Brown, MD, PhD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 5/2017

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The patient-generated pain drawing is an inexpensive and practical tool for differential diagnosis of the source of pain in spinal disorders. For the patient, the pain drawing quickly communicates to the physician the location and severity of his or her pain. For physicians, the pain drawing is a window into a patient’s physical pain and psychological state. …
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Metadata
Title
Pearls: Patient-generated Pain Drawings
Author
Mark D. Brown, MD, PhD
Publication date
01-05-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 5/2017
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-017-5304-y

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