The Importance of Ultrasound-Guided Injections In The Differential Diagnosis of Low Back and Hip Pain

Hip and lumbar spine problems may mimic one another. The differential diagnosis is important in order to give the proper treatment. Although physical examination, imaging and electrodiagnostic methods help to support diagnosis,it is not always easy to make a definite diagnosis between low back and h...

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Published in:Boğaziçi tıp dergisi 2021, Vol.8 (2), p.107
Main Author: Bayrak, Esra Dilsat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Pain
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Hip and lumbar spine problems may mimic one another. The differential diagnosis is important in order to give the proper treatment. Although physical examination, imaging and electrodiagnostic methods help to support diagnosis,it is not always easy to make a definite diagnosis between low back and hip pain. Ultrasound (US) -guided diagnostic injections are successfully used in the differential diagnosis of pain in the low back and hip region. Herein we are presenting three cases with low back and hip pain, each differentially diagnosed with US guided diagnostic injections.
ISSN:2149-0287
2149-0287
DOI:10.14744/bmj.2021.98700