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Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volume  10, Issue 4, October-December 2023, Pages 205-208
 

Case Report

Clinical Evaluation: An Essential Tool for Diagnosis

Shubha V Hegde, Khaja Javed Khan

1 Fellow, Department of Pain Medicine, 2 Consultant, Department of Pain Medicine, Alleviate Pain Hospital, Bengaluru 560057, Karnataka, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijaa.2349.8471.10423.9

Abstract

Low back pain is one of the commonest and leading causes of hospital visits, functional limitation and absence from work in the world.1 Low back pain can occur at any age, but its highest prevalence is in third decade of life. Avascular necrosis of Hip commonly presents at the age of 35-50 years with mean age being 36 years.3 Presenting complaints of both lumbar spine and hip pathologies are overlapping which include low back pain with associated buttock, groin, anterior thigh, and knee pain. Therefore, identifying the exact pain generator becomes crucial, where clinical evaluation plays a vital role.


Keywords : Low back pain; Hip Osteoarthritis; Sciatica; Clinical Evaluation.
Corresponding Author : Shubha V Hegde, Fellow, Department of Pain Medicine, Alleviate Pain Hospital, Bengaluru 560057, Karnataka, India.