Machine learning in the diagnosis, management, and care of patients with low back pain: a scoping review of the literature and future directions.

Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
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Abstract

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Low back pain (LBP) remains the leading cause of disability globally. In recent years, machine learning (ML) has emerged as a potentially useful tool to aid the diagnosis, management, and prognostication of LBP.

Authors

  • Andreas Seas
    Division of Global Neurosurgery and Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
  • Tanner J Zachem
    Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Duke Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
  • Bruno Valan
    Duke University Medical Center, Duke Institute for Health Innovation, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
  • Christine Goertz
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
  • Shiva Nischal
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, England, UK.
  • Sully F Chen
    Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
  • David Sykes
    Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
  • Troy Q Tabarestani
    Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Electronic address: tqt5@duke.edu.
  • Benjamin D Wissel
    Department of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Elizabeth R Blackwood
    Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives, Durham, NC, USA.
  • Christopher Holland
    Emory Digital, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • Oren Gottfried
    Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
  • Christopher I Shaffrey
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, 1215 Lee St, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
  • Muhammad M Abd-El-Barr
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.