The lumbosacral radiographs in the initial screening of low back pain – Is one view enough?
| Autor: | Atinuke M Agunloye, S O Ogunlade, Omolola Mojisola Atalabi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Radiography Antero-posterior radiograph lateral plain radiograph low back pain Patient Positioning Young Adult medicine Humans Mass Screening Statistical analysis Young adult Mass screening Low back Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Lumbosacral Region General Medicine Middle Aged Low back pain Physical therapy Plain radiographs Female medicine.symptom business Low Back Pain Lumbosacral joint |
| Zdroj: | Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice; Vol 14, No 3 (2011); 284-286 |
| ISSN: | 1119-3077 |
| Popis: | Background: Radiological imaging is mandatory, when investigating patients with low back pain (LBP). A minimum of three plain radiographic views of lumbosacral spine are routinely requested for by the attending clinicians.Objective: This study is therefore carried out to determine if only one view will be sufficient in the initial screening of patients with low back pain.Materials and Methods: The antero-posterior (AP) and lateral plain radiographs of patients referred to the radiology department on account of low back pains in an eighteen month period (June 2007 to November 2008) were reported by two certified radiologists. The findings were subjected to statistical analysis. The Kappa agreement for the two independent reports was between 0.602 and 0.908.Results: The radiographs for 638 patients were reviewed. 365 (57.2%) were females and 273 (42.8%) were males. The age ranged from 20 years to 85 years with a mean of 56.4 years. Within the age group of 20-69 years, females were found to significantly present earlier than men with LBP (P< 0.041). The AP view had a significantly higher rate of reported normal findings that the lateral view (P |
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