Back and leg pain in older adults. Presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.
Back and leg pain in the older population are of diagnostic and therapeutic importance for both primary and tertiary care providers. Careful assessment of the clinical presentation, potential differential diagnosis, and treatment options are essential to optimize outcome results. Well-proven conservative treatment modalities always should be the first regimen after confirmatory diagnostic studies. The available surgical treatment options must be used judiciously for the correct indications in suitable patients. A team approach in taking care of this group of patients is both essential and rewarding.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1088, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy