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Guidelines for the use of diagnostic imaging in musculoskeletal pain conditions affecting the lower back, knee and shoulder: A scoping review.

Andrew CuffStephen PartonRobert TyerLisa DikomitisNadine FosterChris Littlewood
Published in: Musculoskeletal care (2020)
Diagnostic imaging should not be routinely requested in primary or intermediate care for nontraumatic LBP, knee or shoulder pain. CPGs do not justify the increasing imaging rates in the UK for MSK pain.
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