Frequency of Spondylolisthesis among Patients of Chronic Low Back Pain in Karachi
Objective: To assess the frequency of Spondylolisthesis among patients of Chronic Low Back Pain in Karachi Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2012 to December 2012. Patients were selectedfrom four Hospitals consisting of two private and two government tertiary care hos...
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| author | Shakeel Ahmad Syed Hasan Danish Farah Ahmad Sahira Naz Ayesha Tahir Syed Mohammad Shaheer Ali |
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| description | Objective:
To assess the frequency of Spondylolisthesis among patients of Chronic Low Back Pain in Karachi
Method:
This cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2012 to December 2012. Patients were selectedfrom four Hospitals consisting of two private and two government tertiary care hospitals. A total of 313 patientsconfirmed through MRI as suffering from low back pain were selected through purposive sampling technique. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20 and associations were assessed using chi-square test.
Results:
Out of the total 313 participants, 211 were diagnosed as suffering from Spondylolisthesis. Middle agegroup had significant association with spondylolisthesis. Housewives 57% (21) were found to be associatedwith Grade 3 Spondylolisthesis. Weight had a significant effect on the preponderance of spondylolisthesis as46.9% (99) obese had these findings on their MRI. Duration of pain greater than 1 year had significant associationwith spondylolisthesis, 85.3% (180) participants had these findings on their MRI (P value 0.000). Similarlyradiating pain was found to be more prevalent in spondylolisthesis as 80.6% (170) participants with spondylolisthesis as their finding complained of radiating pain
Conclusion:
In our survey majority of patients suffering from chronic low back pain had Spondylolisthesis(67.4%). Future studies should focus on measures that specify the risk factors of Spondylolisthesis and targettowards its intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21516ca8dd21432f9e182bd37b0b17a22022-12-22T01:18:49ZengDow University of Health SciencesJournal of the Dow University of Health Sciences1995-21982410-21802013-09-017310110690Frequency of Spondylolisthesis among Patients of Chronic Low Back Pain in KarachiShakeel Ahmad0Syed Hasan Danish1Farah Ahmad2Sahira Naz3Ayesha Tahir4Syed Mohammad Shaheer Ali5School of Physiotherapy Ziauddin University, Karachi, PakistanSenior Lecturer, Department of Community Health Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.Department of Community Health Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi, PakistanSchool of Physiotherapy Ziauddin University, Karachi, PakistanSchool of Physiotherapy Ziauddin University, Karachi, PakistanFinal Year Resident, Orthopedic Ward, Civil Hospital Karachi, PakistanObjective: To assess the frequency of Spondylolisthesis among patients of Chronic Low Back Pain in Karachi Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2012 to December 2012. Patients were selectedfrom four Hospitals consisting of two private and two government tertiary care hospitals. A total of 313 patientsconfirmed through MRI as suffering from low back pain were selected through purposive sampling technique. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20 and associations were assessed using chi-square test. Results: Out of the total 313 participants, 211 were diagnosed as suffering from Spondylolisthesis. Middle agegroup had significant association with spondylolisthesis. Housewives 57% (21) were found to be associatedwith Grade 3 Spondylolisthesis. Weight had a significant effect on the preponderance of spondylolisthesis as46.9% (99) obese had these findings on their MRI. Duration of pain greater than 1 year had significant associationwith spondylolisthesis, 85.3% (180) participants had these findings on their MRI (P value 0.000). Similarlyradiating pain was found to be more prevalent in spondylolisthesis as 80.6% (170) participants with spondylolisthesis as their finding complained of radiating pain Conclusion: In our survey majority of patients suffering from chronic low back pain had Spondylolisthesis(67.4%). Future studies should focus on measures that specify the risk factors of Spondylolisthesis and targettowards its intervention.http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/90 |
| spellingShingle | Shakeel Ahmad Syed Hasan Danish Farah Ahmad Sahira Naz Ayesha Tahir Syed Mohammad Shaheer Ali Frequency of Spondylolisthesis among Patients of Chronic Low Back Pain in Karachi Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences |
| title | Frequency of Spondylolisthesis among Patients of Chronic Low Back Pain in Karachi |
| title_full | Frequency of Spondylolisthesis among Patients of Chronic Low Back Pain in Karachi |
| title_fullStr | Frequency of Spondylolisthesis among Patients of Chronic Low Back Pain in Karachi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Frequency of Spondylolisthesis among Patients of Chronic Low Back Pain in Karachi |
| title_short | Frequency of Spondylolisthesis among Patients of Chronic Low Back Pain in Karachi |
| title_sort | frequency of spondylolisthesis among patients of chronic low back pain in karachi |
| url | http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/90 |
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