The diagnostic accuracy of straight leg raise test in patients more than 60 years of age suffering lumbar disk herniation with low back pain and sciatica

OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the SLR test in elderly patients suffering from lumbar disk herniation with sciatica and low back pain, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the gold standard. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Jinnah Postgraduate...

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Autores principales: Qazi, Sana Akbar, Qazi, Rabail Akbar, Ahmed, Tanweer, Rehman, Lal, Javeed, Farrukh, Aziz, Hafiza Fatima
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10696343/
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/JNRP_97_2023
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author Qazi, Sana Akbar
Qazi, Rabail Akbar
Ahmed, Tanweer
Rehman, Lal
Javeed, Farrukh
Aziz, Hafiza Fatima
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Qazi, Rabail Akbar
Ahmed, Tanweer
Rehman, Lal
Javeed, Farrukh
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description OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the SLR test in elderly patients suffering from lumbar disk herniation with sciatica and low back pain, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the gold standard. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center and a total of 120 patients, above 60 years of age, with symptomatic lumbar disk herniation were enrolled. SLR test was performed and the results recorded. MRI of the lumbar spine was undertaken for confirmation of disk herniation. RESULTS: The sensitivity of the SLR test in patients 60 years and older is 33.3%. A decrease in the diagnostic accuracy of the SLR test with an increment in age was also noted. CONCLUSION: It was found that with an increment in age, there is a steady decline in the diagnostic accuracy of SLR Test.
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spelling pubmed-106963432023-12-06 The diagnostic accuracy of straight leg raise test in patients more than 60 years of age suffering lumbar disk herniation with low back pain and sciatica Qazi, Sana Akbar Qazi, Rabail Akbar Ahmed, Tanweer Rehman, Lal Javeed, Farrukh Aziz, Hafiza Fatima J Neurosci Rural Pract Original Article OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the SLR test in elderly patients suffering from lumbar disk herniation with sciatica and low back pain, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the gold standard. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center and a total of 120 patients, above 60 years of age, with symptomatic lumbar disk herniation were enrolled. SLR test was performed and the results recorded. MRI of the lumbar spine was undertaken for confirmation of disk herniation. RESULTS: The sensitivity of the SLR test in patients 60 years and older is 33.3%. A decrease in the diagnostic accuracy of the SLR test with an increment in age was also noted. CONCLUSION: It was found that with an increment in age, there is a steady decline in the diagnostic accuracy of SLR Test. Scientific Scholar 2023-11-10 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC10696343/ http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/JNRP_97_2023 Text en © 2023 Published by Scientific Scholar on behalf of Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, transform, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
spellingShingle Original Article
Qazi, Sana Akbar
Qazi, Rabail Akbar
Ahmed, Tanweer
Rehman, Lal
Javeed, Farrukh
Aziz, Hafiza Fatima
The diagnostic accuracy of straight leg raise test in patients more than 60 years of age suffering lumbar disk herniation with low back pain and sciatica
title The diagnostic accuracy of straight leg raise test in patients more than 60 years of age suffering lumbar disk herniation with low back pain and sciatica
title_full The diagnostic accuracy of straight leg raise test in patients more than 60 years of age suffering lumbar disk herniation with low back pain and sciatica
title_fullStr The diagnostic accuracy of straight leg raise test in patients more than 60 years of age suffering lumbar disk herniation with low back pain and sciatica
title_full_unstemmed The diagnostic accuracy of straight leg raise test in patients more than 60 years of age suffering lumbar disk herniation with low back pain and sciatica
title_short The diagnostic accuracy of straight leg raise test in patients more than 60 years of age suffering lumbar disk herniation with low back pain and sciatica
title_sort diagnostic accuracy of straight leg raise test in patients more than 60 years of age suffering lumbar disk herniation with low back pain and sciatica
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10696343/
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/JNRP_97_2023
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