Characteristics of Low Back Pain (LBP) in The Lumbosacral Examination in Radiological Installations: A Case of Tidore Island Hospital and Jailolo Hospital, Indonesia

Abstract

The International Classification of Disease (ICD) shows that Low Back Pain (LBP) is a condition of pain and discomfort in a person below the corner of the last rib (costal margin) and above the lower gluteal fold, accompanied by pain in the legs. Low Back Pain (LBP) is not a disease or a diagnosis but instead triggers the term used for pain syndromes in which anatomical structures are affected in various ways by the duration of pain. Low Back Pain cases worldwide vary annually, reaching 15 to 45%. WHO shows that 33% of the population in developing countries experience persistent back pain. The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in Indonesia is 11.9% based on diagnosis by health workers, 24.7% based on diagnosis or incidence, and about 4.73% in North Maluku. Prevalence has increased significantly at the age of 35 to 55 years. The Lumbosacral Vertebrae examination technique is an initial examination to determine the presence of LBP abnormalities in the lumbosacral. The most frequently used radiological procedure in cases of LBP is a lumbosacral examination using anteroposterior (AP) and lateral projections. This research used a descriptive and retrospective approach. This research was conducted at the Radiology Installation of Tidore Islands Hospital and Jailolo Hospital for one year, January-December 2021. The results showed that the lumbosacral check in patients with clinical Low Back Pain (LBP) in the Radiology Installation of Tidore Islands Hospital and Jailolo Hospital was 64 at the Tidore Islands Hospital and 72 at the Jailolo Hospital. The people with the highest age in the two hospitals is the age range of 46-55 years, dominated by women (57.8%) at the Tidore Islands City Hospital and men (59.7%) at Jailolo Hospital. Also, the characteristics of Low Back Pain (LBP) based on the lumbosacral examination were lumbar spondylosis (43.8%) at the Tidore Islands Hospital and (41.7%) at the Jailolo Hospital.