Open Access<p>The Yield of Lumbosacral Spine MRI in Patients with Isolated Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Tareq Kanaan,
Mohammed S Alisi,
Yara Anasweh,
Noor Yousef,
Qussay Al-Sabbagh,
Fadi Hadidi,
Abdul Rahman Al-Shudifat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
orthopedic research and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.707
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 1179-1462
DOI - 10.2147/orr.s265905
Subject(s) - medicine , low back pain , lumbosacral joint , neurosurgery , lumbar , medical record , disc protrusion , magnetic resonance imaging , back pain , intervertebral disc , outpatient clinic , physical therapy , radiology , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
The role of routine lumbosacral MRI in patients presented with isolated chronic low back pain (CLBP) is still unclear. Most patients with CLBP will show diverting degenerative changes on MRI. As it is uncertain whether surgical treatment of degenerative MRI changes results in alleviation of back pain or not, the necessity of doing a diagnostic lumbosacral MRI remains questionable. This study aimed to evaluate the yield of lumbosacral MRI among Jordanian patients presented with isolated CLBP.