Items tagged “low back pain”
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Case
Tarlov cysts around sacral nerve roots
Published
01 Dec 2020
77% complete
MRI
CT
Article
Red flags of low back pain (mnemonic)
Low back pain is a very common condition among primary care patients. Most patients have nonspecific low back pain (85-90%) and would have unremarkable radiographs. The purpose of the red flags is to aid in the recommendation for imaging of the spine. A mnemonic to remember the red flags of low ...
Article
Collar sign in spondylolysis
The Collar sign in spondylolysis refers to a break in the pars interarticularis of the vertebra on oblique radiographs that can have the appearance of a collar around the Scotty dog's neck.
unilateral or bilateral
90% seen at the L5 level and less than10% noted at the L4 level1,2
65% of patie...