Computed tomography in low-back-pain after femur-amputation for osteogenic sarcoma.
Following amputation of a lower extremity for osteogenic sarcoma, the lumbar muscles receive an asymmetric strain. This predisposes to low-back-pain. When this occurs, tumour-recurrence must be excluded. This report demonstrates the usefulness of high-resolution computed tomography (CT) in this clinical situation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001416:Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed