Efficiency of telephone triage in the assessment of low back pain at a tertiary spine clinic
A structured virtual telephone interview was an effective means of triaging patients with LBP with and without leg pain with a potential of reducing the number of unnecessary visits to a spine surgeon. Radicular pain to the lower extremity was the most common symptom among participants who were directed to the surgeon.
Authors
- Amy V. Wainwright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3257-0254)
- Helen Razmjou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3162-4241)
- Maria Rachevitz
- Joel Finkelstein
- Susan Robarts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1671-3167)
- Albert Yee
- Patricia R. Dickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1482-666X)
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- CARE Canada (CA)
- Sunnybrook Hospital (CA)
- Sunnybrook Research Institute
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-09416-y
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00