Summary
Differentials
Common
- Torção/entorse muscular lombar
- Núcleo pulposo herniado
- Estenose da coluna vertebral
- Fratura por compressão
- Doença degenerativa do disco ou artropatia facetária
- Sacroileíte
Uncommon
- Síndrome da cauda equina
- Compressão da medula espinhal
- Espondilólise e/ou espondilolistese
- Discite/osteomielite vertebral
- Neoplasia maligna
- Espondiloartropatia inflamatória
- Doença do tecido conjuntivo
- Escoliose
- Aneurisma da aorta abdominal
- Pancreatite aguda
- Pielonefrite
- Cólica renal
- Úlcera péptica
- Abscesso epidural espinhal
- Infecção por herpes-zóster
- Sangramento retroperitoneal
Contributors
Authors
Daniel K. Park, MD
Professor
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak
MI
Disclosures
DKP is a consultant for Stryker, Arthrex, Medynus, Orthofix, Atlas Spine, and Amplify.
Kern Singh, MD
Professor
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago
IL
Disclosures
KS has received royalties from Zimmer, Stryker, RTI Surgical, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Thieme, Jaypee Publishing, and Slack Publishing. He holds stock in Avaz Surgical LLC, and Vital 5 LLC, has consulted for Depuy, Zimmer, K2M, and Stryker, is a board member of Vital 5 LLC, TDi LLC, Minimally Invasive Spine Study Group, is on the board of directors for CSRS, ISASS, AAOS, and is on the editorial board for Contemporary Spine Surgery and Orthopedics Today. KS has received a CSRS resident grant.
Acknowledgements
Dr Daniel K. Park and Dr Kern Singh would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Howard S. An, a previous contributor to this topic.
Disclosures
HSA declares that he has no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Eric L. Matteson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
Rochester
MN
Disclosures
ELM declares that he has no competing interests.
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References
Key articles
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management. Dec 2020 [internet publication].Full text
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: low back pain. 2021 [internet publication].Full text Abstract
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: acute spinal trauma. 2024 [internet publication].Full text
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: inflammatory back pain: known or suspected axial spondyloarthritis. 2021 [internet publication].Full text Abstract
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