Abeer Fatimaover 2 years ago

Red Flags in Spinal Pathology

Benign back pain is a very common occurrence. However, presence of few signs and symptoms can indicate more sinister cause of back pain. These red flags are: - age more than 50 or less than 20 - history of trauma - history of malignancy - severe or progressive altered sensation - severe or progressive motor weakness - urinary and fecal incontinence or retention - use of immunosuppression drugs - intravenous drug abuse - numbness in perineal region - unexplained weight loss - constitutional symptoms Reference: Bailey and Love's Short Practice of Surgery Image via: https://www.christopherreeve.org/living-with-paralysis/health/causes-of-paralysis/spinal-tumors