Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
A multicenter, prospective, randomized trial evaluating the X STOP interspinous process decompression system for the treatment of neurogenic intermittent claudication: two-year follow-up results.
A randomized, controlled, prospective multicenter trial comparing the outcomes of neurogenic intermittent claudication (NIC) patients treated with the interspinous process decompression system (X STOP) with patients treated nonoperatively. ⋯ The X STOP provides a conservative yet effective treatment for patients suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis. In the continuum of treatment options, the X STOP offers an attractive alternative to both conservative care and decompressive surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Individual active treatment combined with group exercise for acute and subacute low back pain.
Randomized controlled trial. ⋯ The results indicate that the costs of this active back program are more than reimbursed as a consequence of earlier return to work.