Magnetic resonance imaging findings among young adults with low back pain at Nsambya hospital

Lukecha, Komakech Richard; Erem, Geoffrey; Gonzaga, Mubuuke A.; Sam, Bugeza

doi:10.1186/s12880-022-00830-5

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“…It is used for both diagnostic and prognostic purpose. Through MRI, pathoanatomical changes in lumbar disc prolapse can be visualized, but it is not a specific test [12] . 1.5 Tesla MRI is most frequently used in most setups, including our study.…”

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Correlation of clinical manifestation of lumbar disc prolapse with magnetic resonance imaging findings among adult patients

Nasir

Sarwar

Qureshi

et al. 2022

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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: The most common cause of low back pain is disc prolapse. Disc prolapse occurs in both gender, but females are more prone to disc degenerative changes. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between clinical findings and MRI findings of lumbar disc prolapse patients. METHODOLOGY: This study recruited 32 participants of either gender, between the ages of 19 to 65, in the Radiology department of Shalamar Hospital. This study was carried out in six months with follow-up. Only diagnosed patients with lumbar disc prolapse on MRI were recruited. NPRS was used to identify the intensity of pain. History and neurological examinations were done in all diagnosed patients. MRI reports of all these patients were reviewed. All these findings of MRI were correlated with the clinical findings at different levels of lumbar vertebrae. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant positive correlation of MRI findings with clinical findings in the presence of nerve root compression at the L1-L2 level of lumbar vertebrae. All abnormal findings on MRI did not correlate with clinical findings because some patients did not produce symptoms. According to the Pearson coefficient correlation, there was a positive but insignificant (p-value≥0.05) correlation between clinical features (sensations, power and reflexes) and MRI findings at all the levels of lumbar vertebrae except L2 dermatome and myotome. CONCLUSION: There was a not good correlation between MRI findings and clinical findings of patients with lumbar disc prolapse except L2.

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Correlation of clinical manifestation of lumbar disc prolapse with magnetic resonance imaging findings among adult patients

Nasir

Sarwar

Qureshi

et al. 2022

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“…Based on the MRI investigations, the lumbar patients were characterized into five groups such as desiccation at single level (DS), disc bulging, desiccation with bulging (DB), desiccation at multiple levels (DML), and desiccation and bulging at multiple levels (DBML) as described previously [8], [11].…”

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Detection of Lumbar Spine Degenerative Alterations in Low Back Pain Patients with Varying Ages – A Comprehensive Study

Alshehri

2022

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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Objective: Low back pain in the lumbar spine causes a serious impact in the health care systems. This study was undertaken to detect disc degenerative alterations in different age group patients suffering from low-back pain. Methods: This study was conducted on 199 patients (153 males and 46 females) suffering with low-back pain. Lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 1.5T was applied and the patients with varying ages were studied on the basis of detection of degenerative alterations in the lumbar segments and the findings were compared in both genders. Results: The MRI based detection showed that 55.3% patients were affected with single desiccation (DS), 46.7% patients with disc bulging, 42.2% patients with desiccation with bulging (DB), 44.7% patients were affected with desiccation at multiple levels (DML) and 40.7% patients were desiccation and bulging at multiple levels (DBML). Interestingly, the detection of disc degeneration was almost the same in both genders (p>0.05). The DS and disc bulging at single level were more prevalent in both genders with age<40 years. Interestingly, the DML and DBML were more prevalent in patients 40-60 years old in both genders. Importantly, the DML was found to be statistically higher in both genders with age≥40 years as compared with patients with age<years (p<0.05). The DBML level was also higher in both genders with age≥40 years but it was statistically insignificant (p>0.05). Conclusions: This study determined that the disc degenerative alterations in the lower lumbar spine appear at all age levels. Interestingly, there was no difference in the prevalence of disc degenerative alterations in both genders. The data also concluded that age advances the progressive occurrence of degenerative alterations at multiple levels in the lower lumbar spine.

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Magnetic resonance imaging findings among young adults with low back pain at Nsambya hospital

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Correlation of clinical manifestation of lumbar disc prolapse with magnetic resonance imaging findings among adult patients

Correlation of clinical manifestation of lumbar disc prolapse with magnetic resonance imaging findings among adult patients

Detection of Lumbar Spine Degenerative Alterations in Low Back Pain Patients with Varying Ages – A Comprehensive Study

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