Spine
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Retrospective follow-up of patients over the age of 65 with a minimum of five-level fusions. ⋯ Spinal stabilization surgery in patients with poor bone stock is associated with high complication rates. Complications such as progressive kyphosis adjacent to the fusion are difficult to address with instrumentation alone.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Randomized controlled trial of specific spinal stabilization exercises and conventional physiotherapy for recurrent low back pain.
Pragmatic, multicentered randomized controlled trial, with 12-month follow-up. ⋯ Patients with LBP had improvement with both treatment packages to a similar degree. There was no additional benefit of adding specific spinal stabilization exercises to a conventional physiotherapy package for patients with recurrent LBP.
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Prospective study. ⋯ In the patient group examined, the presence of common "structural abnormalities" on MRI had no significant negative influence on the outcome after therapy.