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Radiography of the Lumbar Spine in Primary Care Patients with Low Back Pain: Randomised Controlled Trial BMJ 322:400-405, Kendrick,D.,et al, 2001 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Radiography of the lumbar spine in primary care patients with low back pain of at least six weeks' duration is not associated with improved patient functioning, severity of pain, or overall health status but is associated with an increase in doctor workload. Guidelines on the management of low back pain in primary care should be consistent about not recommending radiography of the lumbar spine in patients with low back pain in the absence of indicators for serious spinal disease, even if it h as persisted for at least six weeks. Patients receiving radiography are more satisfied with the care they received. The challenge for primary care is to increase satisfaction without recourse to radiography.

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