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. 2014 Mar;21(2):28-33.

Correlation between Degree of Radiologic Signs of Osteoarthritis and Functional Status in Patients with Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain

Alireza Ashraf  1 , Siamak Farahangiz  2 , Bita Pakniat Jahromi  3 , Nazanin Setayeshpour  3 , Mahshid Naseri  4
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Correlation between Degree of Radiologic Signs of Osteoarthritis and Functional Status in Patients with Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain

Alireza Ashraf et al. Malays J Med Sci. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Background: Osteoarthritis is the most intervening factors in producing mechanical low back pain (LBP). We aimed to evaluate the correlation between radiologic signs of osteoarthritis and functional status in patients with chronic mechanical LBP.

Methods: Severity of osteoarthritis and disability were evaluated with Kellgren and Lawrence Grading Scale (K&L) by simple lumbar X-ray and Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (ODQ) respectively.

Results: Although there was no significant correlation between ODQ and K&L score in general, the correlation was seen in female group (P = 0.024, r = 0.207).

Conclusion: Mechanical LBP provides more disability in females suffering from more advanced osteoarthritis.

Keywords: disability; low back pain; osteoarthritis; radiography; spondylosis.

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Mean ODI in different age groups (ODI: Oswestry Disability Index).
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Severity of osteoarthritis in different age groups according to the mean K&L (K&L: Kellgren and Lawrence Grading Scale).
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Mean ODI in females with different grades of osteoarthritis (K&L: Kellgren and Lawrence Grading Scale, ODI: Oswestry Disability Index).
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