Spine
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Clinical, radiographic, and outcomes assessment focusing on neurologic complications in patients undergoing pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO). Clinical data were collected prospectively. Radiographic analysis was performed retrospectively. ⋯ Intraoperative or postoperative neurologic deficits are relatively common following a PSO; however, in a majority of cases, deficits are not likely to be permanent.
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Case Reports Comparative Study
How does the ossification area of the posterior longitudinal ligament thicken following cervical laminoplasty?
Retrospective case series. ⋯ Young patients with continuous or mixed-type OPLL and C3 involvement of ossification had a risk for progression in OPLL thickness following surgery. As the increased thickness of ossified lesions directly causes the narrowing of the spinal canal, it is important to pay attention to these risk factors and the increase in ossification before and after cervical laminoplasty in the surgical treatment of patients with OPLL.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Are back supports plus education more effective than education alone in promoting recovery from low back pain?: Results from a randomized clinical trial.
Randomized clinical trial. ⋯ Although there was no overall effect on self-reported recovery or administrative measures or lost work time between the study groups, a back support plus health education may have some value in preventing recurrent WR-LBD in industrial workers who work in psychosocial environments and perform manual material handling tasks similar to those found in parts distribution centers.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Fear avoidance beliefs do not influence disability and quality of life in Spanish elderly subjects with low back pain.
Correlation between previously validated questionnaires. ⋯ In Spanish institutionalized elderly subjects, FABs only have a minor influence on physical quality of life, and none on disability or mental quality of life. In elderly subjects with LBP, differences in FABs are not associated with differences in disability or quality of life. Further studies should explore the potential value of FABs in the elderly in other settings.