An Uncommon Cause of Low Back Pain

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An Uncommon Cause of Low Back Pain Daniel M. Golovko, MD, Jeffrey B. Knox, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 130, Issue 12, Pages e551-e552 (December 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.06.042 Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Axial computed tomography of the abdomen/pelvis following intravenous contrast showing no evidence of paraspinal muscle pathology but an incidental finding of left greater than right quadratus lumborum muscle asymmetry. The American Journal of Medicine 2017 130, e551-e552DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.06.042) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Intraoperative photograph of the initial left paraspinal fascial opening showing protruding muscle, indicative of significant pressure in the paraspinal compartment. The American Journal of Medicine 2017 130, e551-e552DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.06.042) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions