Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Effectiveness of physical therapy and epidural steroid injections in lumbar spinal stenosis.
Randomized single-blind controlled trial. ⋯ Epidural steroid injections and physical therapy both seem to be effective in LSS patients up to 6 months of follow-up.
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Multicenter Study
Functional and radiological outcomes of 360 degrees fusion of three or more motion levels in the lumbar spine for degenerative disc disease.
This is a single-center, multisurgeon, retrospective study of radiologic and functional outcome measures at a minimum 2-year follow-up. ⋯ The surgical treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease by 360 degrees fusion should be considered for properly selected patients. The goal of surgery is reduction, not elimination of disability.