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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==


Serious spinal conditions are very rare but it is important to know about these conditions so that we can adequately screen for them as recommended in international back pain guidelines.
== Serious or systemic pathology  ==


== Cancer ==
Serious spinal conditions are very rare but it is important to know about these conditions so that we can adequately screen for them as recommended in international back pain guidelines.


== Infection ==
#Malignancy
#Systemic inflammatory disorders
#Infections
#Fractures<br>


== Fracture ==
== LBP with significant neurological&nbsp;deficits  ==


== Abdominal Aneurysm ==
#[[Cauda Equina Syndrome|Cauda equina syndrome]]
#Sciatica due to symptomatic disc
#prolapse or lateral canal stenosis
#Central stenosis
#Symptomatic spondylolisthesis<br>


== Ankylosing Spondyitis ==
== Summary ==


== Cauda Equina Syndrome  ==
90% of people will have no clear pathoanatomical diagnosis and an absence of&nbsp;red flags. &nbsp;These people have&nbsp;[[Non_Specific_Low_Back_Pain|Nonspecific LBP]].
 
*[[Cauda Equina Syndrome]]


== Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed])  ==
== Recent Related Research (from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Pubmed])  ==

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Introduction[edit | edit source]

Serious or systemic pathology[edit | edit source]

Serious spinal conditions are very rare but it is important to know about these conditions so that we can adequately screen for them as recommended in international back pain guidelines.

  1. Malignancy
  2. Systemic inflammatory disorders
  3. Infections
  4. Fractures

LBP with significant neurological deficits[edit | edit source]

  1. Cauda equina syndrome
  2. Sciatica due to symptomatic disc
  3. prolapse or lateral canal stenosis
  4. Central stenosis
  5. Symptomatic spondylolisthesis

Summary[edit | edit source]

90% of people will have no clear pathoanatomical diagnosis and an absence of red flags.  These people have Nonspecific LBP.

Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

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