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Study to Evaluate the MRI Findings and Their Association to Clinical Features in Young Adult Patients With Low Back Pain Attending the Tertiary Care Center South India

Pagadala Padmavathi, Muppana Gowthami, Runjjala Kiranmai and Boddepalli Manjeera
Page: 373-377 | Received 02 Feb 2024, Published online: 23 Mar 2024

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the MRI findings and their correlation to the clinical features in young adult patients with low back pain. The study was conducted in the department of radiology. The hospital offers both outpatient and in‐patient services. It has a radiology department equipped with 1.5 Tesla MRI, computed tomography (CT). 200 patients were included in the study. Of 200 patients, 110 were male and 90 female. The patients included in the study were 18‐39 years old, with a median age (IQR) of 32 [14‐23]. The majority of patients aged 28‐32. Fifty percent worked professionally. There were 112 (56%) patients who experienced pain gradually and 88 (44%) who experienced it quickly. Most of the severe pain (148, 74%) described by 166 (82%) patients was burning. The study indicated that 62% of patients had radiating symptoms, which were worsened by bending down (n = 86, 43%) and relieved by reclined (n = 180, 90%). The median pain duration was 4 weeks, ranging from 1 to 14 weeks. Nerve root compression occurred in 55% of cases. Most nerve root compromises occurred at the L4‐L5 level (28%), followed by L5‐S1 (25%), and L3‐L4 (8%). Grade 3 nerve root compression was the most common, at 122% (61). The most prevalent clinical manifestation among people with LBP is pain that persists for a duration beyond 10 weeks. In this study, the most often observed results in individuals with acute onset severe low back pain (LBP) include irregularities in the shape of the disc, desiccation of the disc, and a decrease in disc height. The most prevalent observation in this study is the presence of radiating low back pain (LBP) in patients with disc protrusion.

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Pagadala Padmavathi, Muppana Gowthami, Runjjala Kiranmai and Boddepalli Manjeera. Study to Evaluate the MRI Findings and Their Association to Clinical Features in Young Adult Patients With Low Back Pain Attending the Tertiary Care Center South India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.4.373.377
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