Spine
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Case Reports
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Caused by Massive Lumbar Osteophytes: A Case Report.
Case report. ⋯ 5.
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Seventy-five doctors completed a questionnaire documenting their grade, specialty, and experience in performing digital rectal examination (DRE). A model anus, using a pressure transducer surrounding an artificial canal, was assembled and calibrated. Participants performed 4 DREs on the model (with a break between attempts) and predicted tone as "reduced" or "normal" (35 and 60 mm Hg, respectively), followed by a "squeeze" test. Thirty health care assistants partook as a control group with no training in DRE. ⋯ 4.
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Mechanical and microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) study of cadaver spines. ⋯ N/A.
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A retrospective analysis. ⋯ 3.
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Comparative Study
Morbidity and Mortality After Vertebral Fractures: Comparison of Vertebral Augmentation and Nonoperative Management in the Medicare Population.
Vertebral compression fracture (VCF) patients in the 100% US Medicare data set (2005-2009). ⋯ 3.