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===Back Pain Risk factors and probability of Fracture or Malignancy<ref>Downie A, et al. Red flags to screen for malignancy and fracture in patients with low back pain: systematic review. BMJ. 2013; 347:f7095. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3898572/]</ref>===

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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Factor'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Post Test Probability''' (95%CI)
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| Older Age (>65yo) ||'''9%''' (3-25%)
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| Prolonged corticosteroid||'''33%''' (10-67%)
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| Severe trauma||'''11%''' (8-16%)
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| Presence of contusion or abrasion||'''62% ''' (49-74%)
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| Multiple red flags||'''90%''' (34-99%)
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| History of malignancy||'''33%''' (22-46%)
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===Red Flag Symptoms of Low Back Pain <ref>Depalma. Red flags of low back pain. JAAPA. 2020;33(8):8. doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000684112.91641.4c</ref>===

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! Symptoms !! Corresponding Pathology
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| Age under 18 years || Congenital abnormality
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| Age over 50 years || [[Special:MyLanguage/Vertebral fractures and dislocations|Fracture]], malignancy
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| Anticoagulant use || [[Special:MyLanguage/Spinal hematoma|Spinal hematoma]]
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| Fever || Infection, malignancy
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| Genitourinary issues including urinary retention/incontinence or sexual dysfunction || [[Special:MyLanguage/Cauda equina syndrome|Cauda equina syndrome]]
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| Immunocompromised || [[Special:MyLanguage/Vertebral fractures and dislocations|Fracture]], infection
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| IV drug use || Infection
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| Recent spinal surgery or epidural injection || Infection, spinal hematoma
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| Trauma || [[Special:MyLanguage/Vertebral fractures and dislocations|Fracture]], [[Special:MyLanguage/spinal hematoma|spinal hematoma]]
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===Red Flag Signs of Low Back Pain<ref>Depalma. Red flags of low back pain. JAAPA. 2020;33(8):8. doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000684112.91641.4c</ref>===

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! Signs !! Corresponding Pathology
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| Reduced anal sphincter tone || [[Special:MyLanguage/Cauda equina syndrome|Cauda equina syndrome]]
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| Hyperreflexia || [[Special:MyLanguage/Acute cord compression|Acute cord compression]]
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| Hyporeflexia/areflexia || [[Special:MyLanguage/Cauda equina syndrome|Cauda equina syndrome]]
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| Lower extremity muscle weakness || [[Special:MyLanguage/Acute cord compression|Acute cord compression]] or [[Special:MyLanguage/Cauda equina syndrome|Cauda equina syndrome]]
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| Saddle paresthesia/anesthesia || [[Special:MyLanguage/Cauda equina syndrome|Cauda equina syndrome]]
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| Absent or decreased bulbocavernosus reflex || [[Special:MyLanguage/Cauda equina syndrome|Cauda equina syndrome]]
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