title: [Backache following spinal anesthesia--a neglected problem?].
abstract: In a prospective clinical study we followed up 697 patients operated upon under spinal anaesthesia to determine the incidence of, and the factors predisposing to, post-spinal backache. The incidence of post-spinal backache, which occurs in approximately one in seven patients (13.1%) is comparable to that of post-spinal headache. This often neglected additional cause of post-spinal morbidity can be reduced by the use of atraumatic techniques and with small-gauge spinal needles for performing lumbar puncture.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Rückenschmerzen nach der Spinalanaesthesie--ein unterschätztes Problem?