Red flags are used to screen out sinister pathology for those with low back pain. Usually they are trying to identify malignancy, fracture, infection, or cauda equina syndrome. But how accurate are these questions at screening?
Source: Tsiang JT, Kinzy TG, Thompson N, Tanenbaum JE, et al. Sensitivity and Specificity of Patient-Entered Red Flags for Lower Back Pain. J Spine 2019. my website for blogs and more information: www.michaelbraccio.com
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