Imaging of Back Pain in Children and Adolescents

Nabil J Khoury; Mukbil Hourani; Mohammad M S Arabi; Faysal Abi-Fakher; Maurice C Haddad

doi:10.1067/j.cpradiol.2006.07.007

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Imaging of Back Pain in Children and Adolescents

Nabil J Khoury, Mukbil Hourani, Mohammad M S Arabi, Faysal Abi-Fakher and Maurice C Haddad

Current problems in diagnostic radiology, Vol.35(6), pp.224-244

11/2006

DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2006.07.007

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Abstract

Purpose: To present the imaging findings of the wide spectrum of musculoskeletal diseases causing back pain in children and adolescents. Discussion: Back pain in children is a rare condition but may denote a serious health problem; hence, full clinical history, physical examination, and appropriate laboratory studies should be obtained. In this scientific exhibit, we present the imaging findings of the variable musculoskeletal diseases that are associated with back pain in children and adolescents. These disease processes include scoliosis of various causes; spondylolysis; spondylolisthesis; traumatic injuries; disc degeneration and herniation; Scheuermann's disease; spondylodiscitis; tumors (primary, secondary, hematogenous); and miscellaneous conditions (eg, metabolic disorders, sickle cell disease, osteoporosis). Conclusion: A wide spectrum of diseases causing back pain in children is presented. Radiologists should be aware of the imaging findings of this rather uncommon entity to help in reaching the appropriate diagnosis. © 2006 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

Leukemia

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Osteoporosis

Sickle Cell Anemia

adolescent

Albers Schoenberg disease

alkaptonuria

aneurysmal bone cyst

awareness

Back Pain

backache

child

clinical examination

computer assisted tomography

Diagnosis, Differential

diagnostic imaging

disease association

Ewing sarcoma

growth disorder

hematologic disease

human

Humans

imaging system

intervertebral disk degeneration

intervertebral disk hernia

laboratory test

lymphoma

malignant histiocytosis

metabolic bone disease

musculoskeletal disease

musculoskeletal injury

nuclear magnetic resonance imaging

osteoblastoma

osteoid osteoma

osteosarcoma

physical examination

radiodiagnosis

radiologist

rare disease

review

Scheuermann disease

scoliosis

single photon emission computer tomography

spine metastasis

spondyloarthropathy

spondylolisthesis

spondylolysis

sport injury

vertebra fracture

Wounds and Injuries

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Title: Subtitle: Imaging of Back Pain in Children and Adolescents
Creators: Nabil J Khoury
Mukbil Hourani
Mohammad M S Arabi
Faysal Abi-Fakher
Maurice C Haddad
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Current problems in diagnostic radiology, Vol.35(6), pp.224-244
Publisher: MOSBY-ELSEVIER; NEW YORK
DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2006.07.007
ISSN: 0363-0188
eISSN: 1535-6302
Language: English
Date published: 11/2006
Academic Unit: Radiology
Record Identifier: 9984697631002771

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