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Ankle Spine Syndrome "RAFFET Syndrome II

Egypt1,000 participantsStarted 2022-09-01

Plain-language summary

A case series aimed to describe a new clinical condition for the first time in the medical literature called Ankle Spine Syndrome or "RAFFET Syndrome II". This syndrome was reported in 6 patients (2 males and 4 females) out of 1000 patients with a history of chronic ankle injuries affecting their calf muscles' strength throughout the last 3 years. The patients suffered from unresolved CLBP with radiculopathy contralateral to their calf muscle atrophy (i.e., an ipsilateral calf muscle weakness induces contralateral lumbar radiculopathy) that did not respond to physical therapy or any medication for long.

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 40 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical presentation of lumbar radicular pain (i.e., contralateral radiculopathy) was sharp, distinctive, shooting, or lancinating. It felt like a narrow band of pain (i.e., not more than 5-8 cm wide) throughout the length of the lower limb. It was experienced superficially and deeply. They had back pain intensity scores that ranged from 8 to 10 indicating a severe degree of pain during dynamic activity while almost all patients scored zero while resting Our patients with this syndrome had functional disability scores that ranged from 10 to 22 indicating mild and moderate degrees of disability. had a history of physical therapy visits for back pain and sciatica at many specialized centers Exclusion Criteria: * pain score less than 8 functional disability scores less than 10 red flags as tumor or osteoprosis or bone infection previous back surgery

What they're measuring

Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) known as Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire

Timeframe: six month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06140862

SponsorNoha Khaled Shoukry

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-01-25