Magnetic Resonance Findings of Acute Severe Lower Back Pain.
- Author:
Seon Yu KIM
1
;
In Sik LEE
;
Bo Ram KIM
;
Jeong Hoon LIM
;
Jongmin LEE
;
Seong Eun KOH
;
Seung Beom KIM
;
Seung Lee PARK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Low back pain; Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH: Accidents, Traffic; Adult; Back Pain; Humans; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration; Low Back Pain; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Magnetics; Magnets
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine 2012;36(1):47-54
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine abnormal MRI findings in adults hospitalized with acute severe axial LBP. METHOD: Sixty patients with back pain were divided into 3 groups consisting of 1) 23 adults with acute axial severe LBP who could not sit up or stand up for several days, but had not experienced previous back-related diseases or trauma (group A), 2) 19 adults who had been involved in a minor traffic accident, and had mild symptoms but not limited mobility (group B), and 3) 18 adults with LBP with radicular pain (group C)., Various MRI findings were assessed among the above 3 groups and compared as follows: disc herniation (protrusion, extrusion), lumbar disc degeneration (LDD), annular tear, high intensity zone (HIZ), and endplate changes. RESULTS: The MRI findings of A group were as follows: disc herniation (87%), LDD (100%), annular tear (100%), HIZ (61%), and end plate changes (4.4%). The findings of disc herniation, annular tear, HIZ, and LDD were more prevalent in A group than in B group (p<0.01). HIZ findings were more prevalent in A group than in group B or group C (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Patients with acute severe axial LBP were more likely to have disc herniation, LDD, annular tear, HIZ. Among LBP groups, there was a significant association of HIZ on MRI with acute severe axial LBP.
