Case:Low Back Pain 002: Difference between revisions
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31 year old male builder referred with two months of low back pain starting after he picked up a 30kg block and twisted and felt โpopโ in his lower back causing immediate pain | 31 year old male builder referred with two months of low back pain starting after he picked up a 30kg block and twisted and felt a โpopโ in his lower back causing immediate pain | ||
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**Coronal and repeat sagittal views confirm interspinous ligament oedema at L4/5 rather than vessels. | **Coronal and repeat sagittal views confirm interspinous ligament oedema at L4/5 rather than vessels. | ||
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Ask for | Ask for a T2 fat suppressed Dixon coronal. Corroborate the coronal ISO in the sagittal plane. Have the sequence start posterior to the spines. A STIR will suffice but less resolution }} | ||
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