Correlation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings with Clinical Features of Low Back Pain in a Tertiary Hospital in Delta State Nigeria

IA Nwajei; N Kogha; OR Agboge; JE Ikubor; AO Ogbeide; DM Ishau; AO Akhigbe

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IA Nwajei
Department of Radiology, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

N Kogha
Department of Radiology, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

OR Agboge
Department of Radiology, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

JE Ikubor
Department of Radiology, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

AO Ogbeide
Department of Radiology, Delta State University Teaching Hospital Oghara, Nigeria

DM Ishau
Department of Hematology and Blood transfusion, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

AO Akhigbe
Department of Radiology, University of Benin University Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria

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Nwajei, I., Kogha, N., Agboge, O., Ikubor, J., Ogbeide, A., Ishau, D., & Akhigbe, A. (2025). Correlation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings with Clinical Features of Low Back Pain in a Tertiary Hospital in Delta State Nigeria. International Journal of Forensic Medical Investigation, 11(1). Retrieved from https://ijfmi.org/index.php/JSD/article/view/215

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Correlation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings with Clinical Features of Low Back Pain in a Tertiary Hospital in Delta State Nigeria

IA Nwajei ,
N Kogha ,
OR Agboge ,
JE Ikubor ,
AO Ogbeide ,
DM Ishau ,
AO Akhigbe

Vol 11 No 1 (2025): International Journal of Forensic Medical Investigation

Submitted: Jun 19, 2025

Published: Jun 8, 2025

Abstract

Background
Low back pain is a common presenting complain frequently encountered in clinical practice It affects mostly adultpopulation of any age with several associated symptoms. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as an imaging modality has excellent soft tissue resolution with the ability to clearly visualize abnormalities in the lumbosacral spine.
Aim of study
The aim of this study was to correlate the MRI findings with clinical features of patients with low back pain in DELSUTH.
Materials and Method
A hospital based cross-sectional prospective study of 150 consenting adults with history of low back pain, recruited from the patients referred for lumbosacral MRI, was carried out using a 1.5Tesla MRI scanner (Toshiba excelart vantage March 2015). Total population sampling was used. Analysis of the collated data was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25.0 (SPSS Inc. ILUSA).
Results
The age range of the participants was 20 to 105years with a mean age of 59.9 ± 13.2years with 96(64%) males, while 54(36%) were females. The MRI findings showed abnormalities in 141(94%) of participants while 9(6.0%) participants had normal findings. There was significant correlation between protrusion,extrusion and other MRI findings with sciatica,
radiculopathy, difficulty in walking and urinaryincontinence. (p≤ 0.005)
Conclusion
There was statistically significant positive correlation between MRI findings and age of the participants with LBP. There was also positive correlation between MRI findings of disc protrusion, disc extrusion with sciatica.

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