Spine
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An autopsy study. ⋯ Endplate lesions are associated with back pain as well as being closely associated with adjacent DD, with a clear dosage effect. Different types of endplate lesions seem to have different magnitudes of associations with DD. Lumbar endplate lesions may be an important key to better understand both DD and back pain.
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Evaluation of the psychometric properties of a translated and culturally adapted questionnaire. ⋯ The NDI was successfully translated into Italian and proved to have a good factorial structure and psychometric properties that replicated the results of other versions. Its use is recommended for research purposes.
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Case Reports
Multilevel analysis of trunk surface measurements for noninvasive assessment of scoliosis deformities.
Reliability study. ⋯ This novel representation of trunk surface measurements allows for a global assessment of trunk surface deformity. Multilevel trunk measurements provide a broader perspective of the trunk deformity and allow a reliable multilevel monitoring during clinical follow-up of patients with AIS and a reliable assessment of the esthetic outcome after surgery.
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A retrospective study of magnetic resonance imaging of the lower lumbar spine. ⋯ When lumbar IVDD occurs, the CAVE increases and the endplate tends to flatten. The degree of flattening is related to the severity of the degeneration.
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Multicenter Study Controlled Clinical Trial
Neuroprotective therapy using granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for patients with worsening symptoms of thoracic myelopathy: a multicenter prospective controlled trial.
An open-labeled multicenter prospective controlled clinical trial. ⋯ The results provide evidence that G-CSF administration caused neurological recovery in patients with worsening symptoms of thoracic compression myelopathy.