A retrospective review of mri results for low backache: Are we over investigating?
Recommended Citation
Khanduja S, Larimore K, Loomba V, Sibai N, Upadhyay A. A retrospective review of mri results for low backache: Are we over investigating?. Pain Medicine 2017; 18(3):602-603.
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
6-9-2017
Publication Title
Pain Medicine
Abstract
Introduction: Back pain is a worldwide health problem. 1 MRI is a common modality for diagnosing back and leg pain. There are specific guidelines for use MRI. However, the use of MRI as the initial imaging for low back pain seems to be more common in general practice. Materials and Methods: We did a retrospective chart review of about 300 patients over a 3-year period who had undergone MRI of lumbosacral spine. We recorded and compared various factors including age, sex, BMI, current smoking history, race, symptoms, MRI findings, and progression to surgery within the next year. All rates were compared between groups using chi-square or Fisher's exact tests (if expected cell counts are
Volume
18
Issue
3
First Page
602
Last Page
603