title: Back Pain in Children- How Sinister?
abstract: Incidence of back pain among children and adolescents is gradually increasing. Children undergo extensive diagnostic workup that ultimately results in a nonconfirmative diagnosis. A good history and clinical examination can, to a large extent help differentiate non-specific from organic causes of backache. Diagnostic workup may be initiated if symptoms are severe and/or persistant. The authors review some of the common causes of back pain in pediatric population, clinical presentations, and the relevant investigations along with their management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249201, India. pankajkandwal27@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kandwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vijayaraghavan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goswami
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jayaswal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination
keywords: Adolescent; Backache; Children; Scheuermann disease; Spinal tumor; Spondylolisthesis; Spondylolysis; Tubercular spondylodiscitis