Posterior element pain in an adolescent schoolgirl

A case is presented of a transitional lumbosacral vertebra in an adolescent girl, presenting with low back pain. There was no evidence of a pars interarticularis defect. Careful assessment of children or adolescents presenting with low back pain is important since back pain in this age group is usua...

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Published in:British journal of sports medicine 1996-12, Vol.30 (4), p.356-358
Main Authors: Batt, Mark E, Skattum, Nina, Chong, Blane K, Tanji, Jeffrey L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Female
Gymnastics - injuries
Humans
Low Back Pain - etiology
Lumbar Vertebrae - abnormalities
Lumbar Vertebrae - injuries
Original
Pseudarthrosis - diagnosis
Pseudarthrosis - diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Radionuclide Imaging
Spinal Fractures - diagnosis
Spinal Fractures - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:A case is presented of a transitional lumbosacral vertebra in an adolescent girl, presenting with low back pain. There was no evidence of a pars interarticularis defect. Careful assessment of children or adolescents presenting with low back pain is important since back pain in this age group is usually caused by organic disease.
ISSN:0306-3674
1473-0480
DOI:10.1136/bjsm.30.4.356