title: Back pain: A puzzle in children.
abstract: Back pain in children is underdiagnosed and increases incidence in adolescence. A systematic approach can diagnose the most common causes: trauma, structural deformities, inflammatory diseases, infection and malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Imad S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Nahle
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Mohamed S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hamam
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Karim Z
authors.initials: KZ
authors.lastname: Masrouha
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Nadim E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Afeiche
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.|Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical Center - Rizk Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Johnny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abdelnoor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination
keywords: back pain; children; diagnosis; imaging