low back pain
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Low Back PainTRANSCRIPT
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Low Back Pain
Dr Liau Kai Ming
Dept. of Orthopaedic
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Incidence
Very common among working group
90% in pt >45years old
80% resolves with conservative treatment (in <3 months)
Only 5-10% may require operation
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Implication
Work & productivity loss
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Anatomical consideration
Commonly at lumbosacral junction (L4/L5, L5/S1)
Why?
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Most mobile region of the spine
Therefore prone to degeneration (wear & tear)
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Causes of pain
Degenerative (most common) Instability(fracture, spondylolisthesis) Organic (Tumour,infection) Nerve compression/irritation(PID, root
compression) Rule out psychogenic cause (insurance
claim, problem with employer etc)
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Referred pain
1. Abdominal cavitygastritis/peptic ulcerpancreatitischolecystitis
2. Urinary systemrenal calculiUTI
3. Pelvic cavityovarian cystdysmenorrhea
4. AortaAortic aneurysm
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Nature of pain
MECHANICAL VS NON-MECHANICAL
REFERRED VS RADICULAR
CLAUDICATION – VASCULAR VS SPINAL
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MECHANICAL PAIN
1. Muscle strain
2. Ligament sprain
3. Facet joint arthritis
4. Disc-Discogenic
5. Instability - Spondylolysis/spondylolisthesis
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NON-MECHANICAL PAIN
Infection – PYOGENIC VS TB
Tumour – PRIMARY VS SECONDARY
Primary - BENIGN VS MALIGNANT
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Common causes of low back painPathology Age Pain nature Assoc pain Assoc sx
DEGENERATIVE
Spondylosis
>40y mechanical Distance
claudication
Active pt
Spondylolisthesis
<20y
>40y
mechanical extension Hyperextension activity
Trauma Any age mechanical - Trauma
Infection Any age non-mechanical
Rest pain Fever
Mets >50y Non-mechanical
Rest pain Primary +
LOW
LOA
Osteoporosis >60y mechanical - Trivial trauma
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RED FLAGS Constitutional symptoms
LOW, LOA, fever
AGE(>50)
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED,
TB CONTACT
KNOWN CANCER
NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT (CAUDA EQUINA SYN)
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Physical findings
General examination Age Ill looking
Local examination – DO NOT MISS A GIBBUS
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Deformity Scoliosis/kyphosis Step deformity Local tenderness/paraspinal spasm
Limited ROM
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Full neurological examination
ANAL TONE / PERIANAL SENSATION
DERMATOME & MYOTOME
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Investigations
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Plain radiograph AP
-loss of lumbar lordosis
-reduced disc space
-osteophytes
-deformity
-fracture (increase interpedicular distance)
-osteoporosis
-pedicle disruption
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Lateral
-fracture/wedging
-kyphosis
-spondylolisthesis
Oblique
-spondylolysis (SCOTTIE DOG)
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Plain x-rays
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Blood investigations
FBC Anemia, TWC
ESR Liver function test
ALP Renal function test
Calcium level
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CT Scan
better visualization of bone pathology (eg. cortical destruction)
fracture tumor
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MRI
-better soft tissue visualization -disc -ligaments (ALL,PLL) -nerves (spinal cord, roots) -bone marrow -pus collection
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MRI
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CT myelogram
role replaced by MRI for delineation of neural structures where MRI
is not available/contraindicated
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CT Myelogram
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Bone scan
Suspicious of multiple bone mets Eg. with history of untreated/treated CA Negative in Multiple myeloma
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Treatment
Mainly conservative-Bed rest/pelvic traction
-physiotherapy
-back exercise
-modification of daily activities
-SWD/ultrasound
-NSAIDs/COX-2 inhibitor
-local injection (epidural steroids, facet joint)
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Pelvic traction
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Surgery
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Indications for surgery
-PAIN - failed conservative treatment (>6 months)
-Evidence of neurological deficit (motor)
-Cauda equina syndrome
-Spinal instability (excessive spinal motion)
-Unacceptable deformity (eg degenerative scoliosis)
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Surgery
1. DECOMPRESSION of spinal nerves (BURST FRACTURE, Spinal stenosis, PID)
2. Fusion & Stabilization (Instrumentation)
3. Correction of deformity
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DECOMPRESSION Surgery
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FUSION Surgery
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