ABSTRACT Background: Lumbar spinal stenosis is a degenerative condition characterized by narrowing of the spinal canal, leading to pain and neurological deficits. Inflammatory processes are thought to play a key role in its pathogenesis, with increased levels of inflammatory mediators such as C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Interleukin-1β (IL-1β). However, the correlation between these biomarker…
Background. Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints and can adversely affect physical function, quality of life, and patient productivity. Vitamin D deficiency, assessed through serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH D) levels, plays a role in pain modulation, muscle function, and inflammatory responses, and is suspected to be associated with LBP occurrence. This stud…
Low back pain (LBP) adalah salah satu keluhan muskuloskeletal yang umum ditemukan pada pasien dewasa, dan salah satu diagnosisnya adalah radikulopati lumbal. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menganalisis karakteristik pasien low back pain et causa radikulopati lumbal di RSUP Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Palembang pada tahun 2023–2024, dengan tujuan untuk memberikan gambaran mengenai prevalensi,dan distr…
Background. Osteoporosis is a musculoskeletal disease characterized by reduced bone mass density (BMD) as evidenced by a T-score less than -2.5 and changes in bone structure, causing bones to become brittle and break easily. Knowledge of the risk factors of osteoporosis is important in order to assist both in making a diagnosis and in preventing efforts to avoid clinical and economic consequenc…
Latar Belakang: Osteoartritis adalah sekelompok kondisi heterogen yang menyebabkan timbulnya gejala dan tanda pada lutut yang berhubungan dengan defek integritas kartilago. Salah satu sendi yang paling sering diserang osteoartritis adalah sendi lutut. Hampir 80% kasus osteoartritis yang terjadi pada usia diatas 65 tahun adalah osteoartritis genu. Manifestasi klinik yang paling sering dikelu…