Articles: back-pain.
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To compare imaging and clinical features of fungal and Staphylococcus aureus discitis-osteomyelitis (DO) for patients presenting for CT-guided biopsies. ⋯ • MRI features of discitis-osteomyelitis (focal partial soft tissue abnormality and partial involvement of the disc/endplate) in combination with clinical features may help to predict fungal species as a causative organism for DO.
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Was the patient's treatment, or his underlying condition, to blame?
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To report evidence of chronic physical illnesses, mental health disorders, and psychological features as potential risk factors for back pain in children, adolescents, and young adults. ⋯ Psychological features are the most likely risk factors for back pain in young people. Several other factors were associated with back pain, but their potential as risk factors was unclear due to risk of bias. Additional high-quality research is needed to better elucidate these relationships. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.