Spine
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This prospective cohort study investigated personal goal achievement and satisfaction with progress in patients with chronic disabling spinal disorders (CDSD). ⋯ For CDSD patients 1 year after completing rehabilitation, compared to more traditional outcomes, GAS provided the greatest unique contribution to patient satisfaction. Goal achievement may be a valuable patient-centered measure of treatment outcome.
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A historical cohort study. ⋯ Good reproducibility and agreement using the first and second vertebrae above the UIV to measure the angle of PJK was found in this study.
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Comparative Study
Anterior and posterior lumbar interbody fusion with percutaneous pedicle screws: comparison to muscle damage and minimally invasive techniques.
Retrospective analysis of patients whom underwent one-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion or posterior lumbar interbody fusion with percutaneous pedicle screws. ⋯ Minimally invasive anterior lumbar interbody fusions with percutaneous pedicle screws cause significantly less muscle damage than minimally invasive posterior lumbar interbody fusions with percutaneous screws. Furthermore minimally invasive anterior lumbar body interbody fusions demonstrated near the same amount of muscle damage to previously published literature on lumbar microdikectomies.
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A prospective clinical study. ⋯ The lumbar extension test has no predictive value for the outcome after surgical treatment of LSS.
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Analysis of spine-related websites available to the general public. ⋯ Our findings suggest that most of the Spine-related patient education materials on professional society and practice-based websites have readability scores that may be too high, making comprehension difficult for a substantial portion of the United States adult population.