Spine
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A radiographic study of 153 normal volunteers. ⋯ We speculate that this information will be very helpful in evaluating symptomatic spinal disease in the context of the overall alignment of the spine and pelvis.
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Case report of multifocal necrotizing fasciitis with lumbar involvement. ⋯ Necrotizing infections rarely involve the spine. Heightened awareness of this potential focus of infection may facilitate its detection. As with other sites, aggressive surgical debridement of this potentially fatal condition is imperative.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
A randomized controlled trial investigating the efficiency of musculoskeletal physiotherapy on chronic low back disorder.
Randomized, single blind, controlled trial. ⋯ As a component of musculoskeletal physiotherapy, the spinal stabilization program is more effective than manually applied therapy or an education booklet in treating chronic low back disorder over time. Both manual therapy and the spinal stabilization program are significantly effective in pain reduction in comparison to an active control. To our knowledge and up until now, this result has not been shown in patients with chronic low back disorder.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A prospective randomized study of posterolateral lumbar fusion using osteogenic protein-1 (OP-1) versus local autograft with ceramic bone substitute: emphasis of surgical exploration and histologic assessment.
A prospective, randomized and controlled study. ⋯ In a human posterolateral lumbar spine trial, OP-1 reliably induced viable amounts of new bone formation, but the fusion success rate evaluated by surgical exploration was only 4 of 7.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effectiveness of high-intensity versus low-intensity back schools in an occupational setting: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.
Randomized controlled trial. ⋯ The low-intensity back school was most effective in reducing work absence, functional disability, and kinesiophobia, and more workers in this group scored a higher perceived recovery during the 6-month follow-up.