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Lower back pain after recently giving birth
Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 4/2011
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A 33-year-old gravida 1, para 1 woman presented to the emergency room with severe lower back pain after recently giving birth. This was her first pregnancy, which was a spontaneous vaginal delivery at term, and she did not have any complications or prolonged labor at the time of the delivery. Radiography was performed at presentation. After conservative management and continued lower back pain, follow-up MRI and CT were obtained 6 months later Figs. 1, 2a-c and 3.
Fig. 1
Frontal AP radiograph of pelvis
Fig. 2
a Coronal T1-weighted MRI of pelvis. b Coronal PD fat-suppressed MRI of pelvis. c Axial PD fat-suppressed MRI of pelvis
Fig. 3
Axial CT of pelvis
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