ebs back pain and bone scan
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BACK PAIN + BONE SCAN = LOVE ?
EBSDavid Bervini
MD, MAdvSurgAustralian School of Advanced Medicine
1.8.2013
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?
PICO
• P facet joints• I bone scan• C no bone scan• O pain management
Medline
EMBASE
Medline (18) + EMBASE (12) = 25 eligible papers
Scopus
• 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)
Results
Conclusion
More a flirt than true love
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