Frequent Benign, Nontraumatic, Noninflammatory Causes of Low Back Pain in Adolescents: MRI Findings
| Autor: | Theodore Petsas, Aspasia Rigopoulou, Pantelis Kraniotis, Aikaterini Solomou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Article Subject lcsh:R895-920 Kyphosis Scoliosis Disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging 030222 orthopedics Radiological and Ultrasound Technology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Gold standard Magnetic resonance imaging medicine.disease Low back pain Sagittal plane medicine.anatomical_structure Coronal plane Radiology medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Radiology Research and Practice Radiology Research and Practice, Vol 2018 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2090-1941 |
| Popis: | Introduction. Low back pain (LBP) is common in children and adolescents. There are many factors that cause LBP, including structural disorders, degenerative changes, Scheuermann’s disease, fractures, inflammation, and tumors. Magnetic Resonance Imaging is the gold standard for diagnosing spinal abnormalities and is mandatory when neurological symptoms exist. The study focuses on common MRI findings in adolescents with persistent LBP, without history of acute trauma or evidence of either inflammatory or rheumatic disease. Materials and Methods. Eleven adolescents were submitted to thoracic and/or lumbar spine MRI due to persistent LBP. The protocol consisted of T1 WI, T2 WI, and T2 WI with FS, in the axial, sagittal, and coronal plane. Results. MRI revealed structural abnormalities (scoliosis and kyphosis) in 4/11 (36.36%); disc abnormalities and endplate changes were found on 11/11 (100%). Typical Scheuermann’s disease was found in 3/11 (27.27%). Endplate changes were severe in Scheuermann’s patients and mild to moderate in the remaining 8/11 (72.72%). Kyphosis was in all cases secondary to Scheuermann’s disease. Disk bulges and hernias were found in 8/11 (72.72%), all located in the lumbar spine. Conclusion. In adolescents with LBP, structural spinal disorders, degenerative changes, and Scheuermann’s disease are commonly found on MRI; however, degenerative changes prevail. |
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