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Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back Pain ... Spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis ... , spondylosis Systemic
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... lumbosacral strain) • Spondylosis ... Inflammatory back pain ... e.g. ankylosing spondylitis ... arthritis) Referred Pain
Diagnostic algorithm for axial Ankylosing Spondylitis - SpA (early AS) starting with the assessment of inflammatory
axial Ankylosing Spondylitis ... inflammatory back pain ... #Ankylosing #Spondylitis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Severe lumbar spondylosis ... • Neuropathic pain ... lancinating, burning pain ... • Pain/sensory disturbance
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Associated with Joint Pain ... Schönlein purpura • PAN ... • Ankylosing spondylitis ... dermatology #joint #pain
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Loss of pain and ... with pre-existing spondylosis ... Extremity Dysfunction (pain ... level of iniury, pain
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
Ankylosing Spondylitis ... Clinical findings • Pain
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... • Ankylosing Spondylitis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Severe low back pain ... anesthesia • P - Pain ... • ankylosing spondylitis ... • Ankylosing spondylitis ... - lower back pain
Spondylosis - Pathogenesis and Complications

Vertebral disease that may compress the vertebral canal from all sides
Note: Do
Spondylosis - Pathogenesis ... Do not confuse "spondylosis ... " with "spondylitis ... #Spondylosis #pathophysiology