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31 year old male builder referred | 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 ‘pop’ in his lower back causing immediate pain | ||
[[File:ISO_pain_case_0.png| | [[File:ISO_pain_case_0.png|200px]] | ||
VAS 4-5 to 7/10 | |||
=HxPC= | =HxPC= | ||
On 22/10/19 he was lifting & throwing concrete into skip bin. | *On 22/10/19 he was lifting & throwing concrete into skip bin. Picked up a 30kg block and twisted and felt ‘pop’ in his lower back & immediate pain | ||
Picked up a 30kg block and twisted and felt ‘pop’ in his lower back & immediate pain | *Worked on and that evening he had significant low back pain | ||
Worked on and that evening he had significant low back pain | *Referred 6-7 weeks after injury. | ||
Now on ERC | *Now on ERC | ||
Severe impulse pain in the lower back and into his legs that drops him to the ground | *Severe impulse pain in the lower back and into his legs that drops him to the ground | ||
Not improving and referrer suspected a disc injury | *More often shooting pain in the right than left leg | ||
*Not improving and referrer suspected a disc injury | |||
Morning pain and stiffness | *Morning pain and stiffness | ||
Can’t comfortably hold 7 | *Can’t comfortably hold 7 month infant | ||
Poor sleep – best on side pillow | *Poor sleep – best on side pillow between knees | ||
=Examination= | =Examination= | ||
An engaging man not obviously in pain | *An engaging man not obviously in pain | ||
Could reach middle of shins; L. ext. hurt | *Could reach middle of shins; L. ext. hurt | ||
Bilateral slump test and SLR (To 50* ) caused pain in the central LS area | *Bilateral slump test and SLR (To 50* ) caused pain in the central LS area | ||
Intact reflexes | *Intact reflexes | ||
Blunting of pin prick dorsum right foot | *Blunting of pin prick dorsum right foot | ||
Antalgic weakness | *Antalgic weakness | ||
=Imaging= | =Imaging= | ||
[[File:Interspinous_Oedema_MRI.jpg]] | [[File:Interspinous_Oedema_MRI.jpg]] | ||
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|title=MRI Lumbar Spine Report | |||
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*Lumbar MRI 8 weeks post injury on 18.12.2019 | |||
** No evidence of nerve root compression or displacement. | |||
** Minimal annular bulge at L4-5. | |||
** No visible annular fissure. | |||
** Mild interspinous oedema at L4-L5. | |||
*Requested F/U MRI 19/12/2019: coronal views of lumbar interspinous spaces | |||
**Coronal and repeat sagittal views confirm interspinous ligament oedema at L4/5 rather than vessels. | |||
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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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=Management= | =Management= | ||
7th January 2020 | [[File:Interspinous_Oedema_Fluoroscopic_Injection.jpg]] | ||
9 cm 22-gauge spinal needle advanced into the interspinous space using AP and lateral projections. | |||
1 mL Omnipaque 300 infiltrated into the interspinous space to ensure position. | 7th January 2020 (11 weeks post injury) | ||
A mixture of 40 mg Kenacort A and 0.5 mL 0.75% Ropivacaine was infiltrated into the L4/5 interspinous space. | *9 cm 22-gauge spinal needle advanced into the interspinous space using AP and lateral projections. | ||
No immediate complications. | *1 mL Omnipaque 300 infiltrated into the interspinous space to ensure position. | ||
*A mixture of 40 mg Kenacort A and 0.5 mL 0.75% Ropivacaine was infiltrated into the L4/5 interspinous space. | |||
*No immediate complications. | |||
=Follow up= | =Follow up= | ||
'''24th January 2020 (14 weeks post injury)''' | |||
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File:ISO_pain_case_0.png|VAS 4-5 to 7/10 | File:ISO_pain_case_0.png|VAS 4-5 to 7/10 | ||
File:ISO pain case 0 post injection.png|VAS 1-2/10 | File:ISO pain case 0 post injection.png|VAS 1-2/10 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
I reviewed P today and explained to him that he used his “get out of jail card” with the successful interspinous focal steroid injection between L4 and L5 has treated the periostitis and ligament injury. | I reviewed P today and explained to him that he used his “get out of jail card” with the successful interspinous focal steroid injection between L4 and L5 has treated the periostitis and ligament injury. | ||
Within days he had an improvement in the local pain and the impulse pain and was moving freely. | Within days he had an improvement in the local pain and the impulse pain and was moving freely. | ||
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There was no tenderness to palpation in his buttocks or spinous and interspinous processes today. | There was no tenderness to palpation in his buttocks or spinous and interspinous processes today. | ||
=Related Articles= | |||
*[[Interspinous Oedema]] | |||
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