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Lumbar Backbone Osteomyelitis in an Adolescent Lady With Nonspecific Low Again Ache.
J Orthop Sports activities Phys Ther. 2017 Oct;47(10):814
Authors: Wall CM, Paterno MV, Sturm PF
Summary
A 13-year-old adolescent woman offered to the emergency division with low again ache of acute onset after bending ahead. Lumbar backbone radiographs have been taken and located to be unremarkable, and the affected person was referred to bodily remedy. Following examination, the affected person was referred to her doctor for a suspected nonmechanical trigger. Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation revealed L3-Four discitis, with osteomyelitis extending into the adjoining proper iliopsoas muscle. Additional testing and bone biopsy confirmed osteomyelitis. J Orthop Sports activities Phys Ther 2017;47(10):814. doi:10.2519/jospt.2017.6883.
PMID: 28967338 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]