Abstract
Study design: Case report of a 71-year-old man having sustained a spinal cord injury (SCI) for 26 years. He started to suffer from low back pain 21 years after his onset and this was diagnosed as ilio-lumbar syndrome (ILS).
Objectives: To describe the problem of low back pain occurring after a change of wheelchair in a SCI, and to indicate the importance of the ilio-lumbar syndrome as a possible cause of low back complaint.
Outcome: Clinical findings supported by echotomography confirmed the diagnosis of ILS in our case.
Conclusion: ILS should be considered when some changes and deterioration of the status of SCI occur due to low back complaint.
Spinal Cord (2001) 39, 237–239.
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Chantraine, A., Bosson, L., Malaise, M. et al. The occurrence of the ilio-lumbar syndrome in a spinal cord injury patient. Spinal Cord 39, 237–239 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3101143
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