Spine
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Review Case Reports
Spinal chronic subdural hematoma in association with anticoagulant therapy: a case report and literature review.
A case of spinal chronic subdural hematoma (SCSDH) in association with anticoagulant therapy was treated surgically. ⋯ SCSDH should be included in the differential diagnosis of progressive spinal cord and nerve root compression in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy. Prompt diagnosis and early surgical decompression lead to a good outcome.
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Comparative Study
Differences in sitting postures are associated with nonspecific chronic low back pain disorders when patients are subclassified.
A comparative study. ⋯ Differences in usual sitting posture were only revealed when NS-CLBP patients were subclassified. This highlights the importance of subclassifying NS-CLBP patients.
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Comparative Study
An MRI investigation into the function of the transversus abdominis muscle during "drawing-in" of the abdominal wall.
An operator blinded dual modality trial of measurement of the abdominal muscles during "drawing-in" of the abdominal wall. ⋯ The MRI results demonstrated that during a drawing-in action, the transversus abdominis contracts bilaterally to form a musculofascial band that appears to tighten (like a corset) and most likely improves the stabilization of the lumbopelvic region. Real-time ultrasound imaging can also be used to measure changes in the transversus abdominis during the draw-in maneuver.
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Comparative Study
Fear of movement/(re)injury predicting chronic disabling low back pain: a prospective inception cohort study.
Prospective inception cohort study. ⋯ The results suggest that interventions aimed at reducing pain-related fear in the acute stage of LBP might prevent restrictions of activity and participation because of pain, and might be a way of preventing the transition from acute to chronic LBP.
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Interobserver and intraobserver reliability study of improved method to evaluate radiographs of patients with scoliosis. ⋯ Variability of Cobb measurements compares favorably with previously published series. The classification was more reliable than achieved by unassisted observers evaluating the same radiographs. The same principles may be applicable to other radiographic measurement and evaluation procedures.