Background: Low back pain (LBP) and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) are common
pediatric diagnoses. The workup for these diagnoses can be highly variable and can use …

Background: There are contradictory reports on the overall prevalence of back pain in the
adolescent population compared with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. Most …

Study design Cross-sectional comparative study. Objectives Evaluate prevalence and
clinical relevance of an underlying pathology in painful adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) …

Purpose We sought to identify correlations between working diagnosis, surgeon indication
for obtaining spinal MRI and positive MRI findings in paediatric patients presenting with …

Background: Patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) are commonly monitored for
curve progression with spinal radiographs; however, the utility of magnetic resonance …

Back pain and scoliosis in children most commonly present as benign and self-limited
entities. However, persistent back pain and/or progressive scoliosis should always be taken …

Background: Back pain in adolescents is very common and often seen in the office for
evaluation of potential spinal pathology. Pediatric back pain has often thought to be from …

Introduction. Low back pain (LBP) is common in children and adolescents. There are many
factors that cause LBP, including structural disorders, degenerative changes …

The use of constant pain and night pain as clinical markers for predicting the presence of
underlying pathology in painful adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients has been …

Purpose: Mechanical low back pain is common in the pediatric population; recent studies
have shown that undiagnosed mechanical low back pain (UMLBP) is the most common …