Abstracts tagged "low back pain and neurologic involvement"

Abstract Number: 2119 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Findings and Therapeutic Impact of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Studies for Patients with Lower Back Pain with Neurologic Symptoms. Are We Choosing Wisely?
Patrick Nguyen¹, Nathalie Carrier² and Ariel Masetto³, ¹Internal Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: According to different guidelines, the presence of neurological symptoms in patients with lower back pain (LBP) is a validated indication for more complex imaging…