Spine
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A retrospective review of a case of coccygodynia caused by a previously unreported coccygeal morphology. ⋯ A retroverted coccyx and adventitious bursa represent a pathoanatomy not formally reported on in the literature. This type of coccyx that is symptomatic may not respond to the traditional prolonged period of conservative management.
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Presentation of a case report of Scheuermann kyphosis surgical correction. ⋯ Although a state of mild hypotension may be beneficial to limit blood loss during spinal deformity corrective surgery, acute and/or prolonged hypotension may jeopardize spinal cord vascularity and should be avoided especially during surgical treatment of high-risk deformities such as kyphosis. Early warning by multimodality physiologic neuromonitoring appears to be a useful method to alert surgeons of the potentially devastating problem of hypotension-induced spinal cord dysfunction and allows immediate corrective actions.
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Retrospective. ⋯ Fluoroscopically guided percutaneous radiofrequency denervation of the lumbar facets is associated with an overall 1.0% incidence of minor complications per lesion site.
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A cross-sectional study of low back pain and its related aspects in a representative sample of Greek population. ⋯ According to the results of the study, low back pain is a frequent symptom in the general Greek population. Low back pain frequency and severity are associated with several socio-demographic factors, especially with age, sex, and kind of job.