Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparing the Effects of Early Versus Late Exercise Intervention on Pain and Neurodynamic Mobility Following Unilateral Lumbar Microdiscectomy: A Pilot Study.
A pilot, two-group pretest-posttest randomized controlled, single blinded study. ⋯ Our study results showed that early exercise intervention after lumbar microdiscectomy is safe and may reduce the low back pain, decrease fear avoidance, and improve neurodynamic mobility and function. A randomized controlled trial is needed to evaluate the early exercise intervention's effectiveness after lumbar microdiscectomy, and thus validate our findings.Level of Evidence: 4.
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Retrospective study. ⋯ Combined SEPs and MEPs monitoring are important for TSDS in patients with neurological deficit and it is helpful for evaluating postoperative prognosis. It is more accurate to record SEPs at T4 time point to predict the patients' prognosis.Level of Evidence: 3.
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A systematic review. ⋯ Currently, physical functioning is evaluated with a variety of measures in AIS. The majority of measurement properties studies evaluated PROM with a paucity of information on measurement properties of PBOM and body structure and function OM. Based on COSMIN methodology, none of the OM identified in this review can be recommended with confidence in individuals with AIS.Level of Evidence: 2.
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Longitudinal study of cervical MR in patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD). ⋯ During 2 years' follow-up the significant increase of DD grades by Pfirrmann was observed at C4-C6 levels (P < 0.001). A significant association DD with TEPS and age at all cervical levels was determined.Level of Evidence: 3.
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A retrospective comparative study. ⋯ We indicated that the CSA was not influenced by surgical correction in most Lenke type 5 AIS patients. However, in a patient whose UEV was located at T9 or higher levels, CSA was influenced through the changes in thoracic kyphosis following posterior correction surgery.Level of Evidence: 4.