ReviewBiomedicines2023
Differentiating Lumbar Spinal Etiology from Peripheral Plexopathies.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Minimally invasive lateral, posterior, and posterolateral sacroiliac joint fusion for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Aquatic therapy compared to standard care for chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.Pain management · 2026Trial
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Intractable Neuropathic Pain Following Post-Traumatic Lumbosacral Plexopathy: A Case Report.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Exosome-derived CDNF Inhibits Astrocyte and T Cell Activation by Regulating HSPA5 and Promotes Repair and Regeneration after Peripheral Nerve Injury.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Evaluation of fluoroscopically guided transforaminal epidural steroid injections for cervical radiculopathy utilizing patient reported outcome measurement information system as an outcome measure.Interventional pain medicine · 2025Article
- Case Report: Surgical treatment of lumbar ligamentum flavum cysts combined with spinal instability causing radiculopathy.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for Low Back Pain in Youth Inline Hockey Players During the Season-A Prospective Cohort Research.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Deletion of endothelial IGFBP5 protects against ischaemic hindlimb injury by promoting angiogenesis.Clinical and translational medicine · 2024Article
- Combined Treatments and Therapies to Cure Spinal Cord Injury.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- A very rare complication after knee arthroplasty: a case description of postoperative acute paraplegia.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2023Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Clinicians have managed and treated lower back pain since the earliest days of practice. Historically, lower back pain and its accompanying symptoms of radiating leg pain and muscle weakness have been recognized to be due to any of the various lumbar spine pathologies that lead to the compression of the lumbar nerves at the root, the most common of which is the radiculopathy known as sciatica. More recently, however, with the increased rise in chronic diseases, the importance of differentially diagnosing a similarly presenting pathology, known as lumbosacral plexopathy, cannot be understated. Given the similar clinical presentation of lumbar spine pathologies and lumbosacral plexopathies, it can be difficult to differentiate these two diagnoses in the clinical setting. Resultingly, the inappropriate diagnosis of either pathology can result in ineffective clinical management. Thus, this review aims to aid in the clinical differentiation between lumbar spine pathology and lumbosacral plexopathy. Specifically, this paper delves into spine and plexus anatomy, delineates the clinical assessment of both pathologies, and highlights powerful diagnostic tools in the hopes of bolstering appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Lastly, this review will describe emerging treatment options for both pathologies in the preclinical and clinical realms, with a special emphasis on regenerative nerve therapies.
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