Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the currently perceived status of thermography in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal disorders.
DATA SOURCES
Medical and legal journals published from 1956 onwards; report of the United States Office of Health Technology Assessment and personal communication with the author of that report.
STUDY SELECTION
Confined to application of thermography to musculoskeletal and neurological medicine.
DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS
Weighted towards prospective and controlled studies.
CONCLUSION
Little evidence exists of any application of thermography in which it is unequivocally superior to conventional diagnostic imaging methods.
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