No Benefit to Routine Imaging for Low Back Pain Without "Red Flags"

 

 

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No Benefit to Routine Imaging for Low Back Pain Without "Red Flags"

via Medscape Radiology Headlines on 2/6/09

A new meta-analysis of randomized trials finds no benefit to routine lumbar imaging for low back pain on clinical outcomes without so-called "red flags," or indications of serious underlying conditions.
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