Back pain classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.
Overview
There is no established system for the classification of [disease name].
OR
[Disease name] may be classified according to [classification method] into [number] subtypes/groups: [group1], [group2], [group3], and [group4].
OR
[Disease name] may be classified into [large number > 6] subtypes based on [classification method 1], [classification method 2], and [classification method 3]. [Disease name] may be classified into several subtypes based on [classification method 1], [classification method 2], and [classification method 3].
OR
Based on the duration of symptoms, [disease name] may be classified as either acute or chronic.
OR
If the staging system involves specific and characteristic findings and features: According to the [staging system + reference], there are [number] stages of [malignancy name] based on the [finding1], [finding2], and [finding3]. Each stage is assigned a [letter/number1] and a [letter/number2] that designate the [feature1] and [feature2].
OR
The staging of [malignancy name] is based on the [staging system].
OR
There is no established system for the staging of [malignancy name].
Classification
Back pain may be classified according to etiology into 2 groups:
- Mechanical
- Cauda equina syndrome
- Vertebral compression fracture
- Radiculopathy
- Spinal stenosis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Scoliosis and hyperkyphosis
- Piriformis syndrome
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- Lumbar strain
- Herniated disk
- Non-mechanical
- Multiple myeloma
- Retroperitoneal tumors
- Psoriatic spondylitis
- Reactive arthritis
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Endometriosis
- Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease
- Pancreatitis
- Cholecystitis
- Nephrolithiasis
- Pyelonephritis
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Herpes zoster
- Psychologic distress
- Metastatic cancer
- Spinal epidural abscess
- Vertebral osteomyelitis