Spine
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: Systematic review of clinical studies. ⋯ : Comparing the pooled rates for these two interventions shows no clear advantage of either approach. Based on the evidence presented here, one cannot recommend one approach over the other to prevent the need for surgery in AIS. This recommendation carries a grade of D, indicating that the use of bracing relative to observation is supported by "troublingly inconsistent or inconclusive studies of any level." The decision to brace for AIS is often difficult for clinicians and families. An evidence-based estimate of the risk of surgery will provide additional information to use as they weigh the costs and benefits of bracing.
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Lumbar and hip movements, before and in response to rapid bilateral arm flexion, were evaluated in 10 people with recurrent low back pain (LBP) and 10 matched control subjects when standing on a flat surface or short base. ⋯ These data suggest that spinal movement is different in people with LBP, and reduced spinal movement in advance of predictable perturbation may be associated with compromised quality of trunk control.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Physiotherapy-based rehabilitation following disc herniation operation: results of a randomized clinical trial.
Three-group, randomized, single blinded, controlled trial. ⋯ As compared with no therapy, physiotherapy following first-time disc herniation operation is effective in the short-term. Because of the limited benefits of physiotherapy relative to "sham" therapy, it is open to question whether this treatment acts primarily physiologically in patients following first-time lumbar disc surgery, but psychological factors may contribute substantially to the benefits observed.
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: Literature review. ⋯ : Weak evidence (Level IV) exists in the literature that spinal deformity correction for AIS does not significantly impact QOL in short-term or mid-term. The interpretation of this must be that there were no serious adverse events after surgery.
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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.