Spine
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Laboratory study. ⋯ RANTES and IL-1β expression was significantly elevated in painful IVDs after careful selection of painless versus painful IVD tissue. RANTES expression was found to correlate significantly with expression of IL-1β. RANTES was upregulated by IL-1β/TNF-α/1% fetal bovine serum an in vitro treatment to induce a degenerative phenotype.
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Meta Analysis
Cost-effectiveness of duloxetine in chronic low back pain: a Quebec societal perspective.
Cost-effectiveness model from a Quebec societal perspective using meta-analyses of clinical trials. ⋯ 1.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Agreement between telerehabilitation and face-to-face clinical outcome assessments for low back pain in primary care.
A descriptive study of repeated measures using a crossover design. ⋯ 2.
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Multicenter Study
Predictors of treatment outcomes in geriatric patients with odontoid fractures: AOSpine North America multi-centre prospective GOF study.
Multicenter prospective cohort study. ⋯ Older age, initial nonsurgical treatment, and male sex are associated with failure of treatment in patients with geriatric odontoid fractures.