直近一年間の累計
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ID 111142
著者
林, 二三男 Tokushima University
千川, 隆志 Tokushima University
米津, 浩 Tokushima University
長町, 顕弘 Tokushima University
キーワード
low back pain
diagnosis
facet joint
athlete
MRI
資料タイプ
学術雑誌論文
抄録
A 21-year-old woman who was high-level college softball player presented with a 6-month history of low back pain that had been treated unsuccessfully by medication at local clinics. There was tenderness in the left paravertebralmuscle at the lower lumbar level. X-ray and computed tomography revealed congenital scoliosis and an L6 hemivertebra. Short tau inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging showed a fluid collection at the left L6-S1 facet joint.We performed a diagnostic facet injection, consisting of 1% lidocaine and steroids, that was infiltrated into the left facet joint at L6-S1. Her persistent low back pain disappeared immediately after the facet block. We diagnosed left-sided facet arthritis at L6-S1. Due to her multiple congenital anomalies, excessive loading occurred at the facet joint. Therefore, we opted for conservative management, including mobilization of the thoracic spine and stretching of hamstrings and quadriceps. This case report underscores the importance of accurate diagnosis of low back pain and of the diagnostic utility of short tau inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging and lumbar facet block in young athletes with chronic spinal pain.
掲載誌名
The Journal of Medical Investigation
ISSN
13496867
13431420
cat書誌ID
AA11166929
AA12022913
出版者
Faculty of Medicine Tokushima University
64
3-4
開始ページ
313
終了ページ
316
並び順
313
発行日
2017-08
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フルテキストファイル
言語
eng
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出版社版
部局
医学系
病院