Ebs back pain and bone scan

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BACK PAIN + BONE SCAN = LOVE ? EBS David Bervini MD, MAdvSurg Australian School of Advanced Medicine 1.8.2013

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BACK PAIN + BONE SCAN = LOVE ?

EBSDavid Bervini

MD, MAdvSurgAustralian School of Advanced Medicine

1.8.2013

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Question

• Is bone scan a useful adjunct in the management of suspected symptomatic facet joints arthropathy?

• Do bone scan results correlate well with response to facet joints steroid injection?

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PICO

• P facet joints• I bone scan• C no bone scan• O pain management

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Medline

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EMBASE

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Medline (18) + EMBASE (12) = 25 eligible papers

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Scopus

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• Tot 25 eligible papers (Medline and EMBASE)• Papers excluded– 8 review papers– 2 not relevant– 9 studies about diagnosis, no informations about ttt

4 papers

(same as in Scopus)

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Results

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Conclusion

More a flirt than true love