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ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2017

Clinical Usefulness of X-Ray Findings for Non-specific Low Back Pain in Korean Farmers: FARM Study.

Eun Kyoung Kang, Hee-Won Park, Sung Hyun Kim, Sora Baek

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Article in Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eun Kyoung KangCenter for Farmers' Safety and Health and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5315-1361
Hee-Won ParkCenter for Farmers' Safety and Health and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7434-6675
Sung Hyun KimHuman Medical Imaging and Intervention Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4142-3021
Sora BaekCenter for Farmers' Safety and Health and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3404-6202
Kangwon National University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo elucidate the association between non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) and spinal X-ray findings in Korean farmers: Farmers' Cohort for Agricultural Work-Related Musculoskeletal disorders (FARM) study.

methodsA total of 835 farmers (391 males, 444 females; mean age, 56.6±7.4 years) without red-flag signs of specific LBP were recruited. Presence of LBP more than one week or once a month with more than moderate degree of pain severity during the last year was assessed with a binary questionnaire (yes or no). Spinal degenerative changes were classified into disc height change (DHC) of L4-5 and L5-S1 (grade 0-5) and osteophyte formation of L5 (grade 0-5) by a radiologist based on X-ray findings. Additionally, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis and spondylolysis were assessed.

resultsGeneral prevalence of NSLBP was 40.7%, revealing a higher incidence of NSLBP in female and younger farmers compared to male and older farmers (χ

conclusionThe NSLBP of Korean farmers was significantly related to lumbar disc degenerative changes, suggesting clinical usefulness of X-ray findings in assessing LBP in farmers.

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AgricultureLow back painOsteoarthritisRadiographySpine

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PMID29201820
PMCPMC5698668
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