Spine
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Retrospective case series on long-term follow-up results of original expansive open-door laminoplasty for cervical myelopathy due to cervical spondylosis (CSM) and ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). ⋯ Long-term results of open-door laminoplasty without bone graft, graft substitutes, or instruments were satisfactory. However, segmental motor paralysis, kyphosis, established before and after surgery, OPLL progression, and late deterioration due to age-related degeneration remain challenging problems.
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Retrospective single-center study. ⋯ MPSS should be administered to patients with incomplete cervical spinal cord injury according to the Second National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study protocol.
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Comparative Study
The impact of disability compensation on long-term treatment outcomes of patients with sciatica due to a lumbar disc herniation.
Prospective, observational study. ⋯ Long-term employment and disability outcomes were favorable for most patients with a disc herniation, regardless of initial workers' compensation status. However, individuals initially receiving workers' compensation had worse disability and quality of life outcomes compared to individuals not receiving workers' compensation. Despite these differences, long-term work outcomes were similarly favorable.
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A 5-year prospective cohort study was conducted of men and women seeking care for a new period of low back pain (LBP). ⋯ Over a 5-year period, both men and women who had sought care for LBP reported a decrease in pain and disability; however, only a few were fully restored. In this study, we found no effect of nonspecific physical exercise on recovery from LBP in men and women.
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The intraoperative findings of the local pressure of the intervertebral foramen and the electrophysiologic values of the spinal nerve roots were evaluated. ⋯ Our findings suggested that a double compression of the nerve root exists in lumbar spinal stenosis with lumbar spine extension, which includes the spinal canal and the vertebral foramen.