European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
-
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of various methods on the assessment of vertebral bone quality. ⋯ CT produced values more closely related to DEXA, while MRI was less reliable for osteoporosis/osteopenia screening. On CT, there was no benefit to making multiple measurements for each vertebral body to calculate a composite. Measuring sagittal CT images produced values similar to axial and required less time. While assessing bone quality from existing images rather than getting an additional DEXA scan is appealing, the methods of measuring these images needs standardization to maximize their utility.
-
Fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire (FABQ), Tampa scale of kinesiophobia (TSK), and pain catastrophizing scale (PCS) are tools widely used to measure fear-avoidance beliefs, fear of movement, and pain-related catastrophic thinking in people with chronic spinal disorders. ⋯ The results of this study demonstrated that the Persian version of FABQ, TSK, and PCS have sufficient responsiveness and good ability to measure meaningful clinical changes in people with patient CNNP. The MIC scores of the FABQ, TSK, and PCS can help clinicians and researchers to detect changes significant to the patient following a rehabilitation program.
-
To compare the safety and accuracy of cannulated pedicle screw placement using a robotic-navigation technique, O-arm-based navigation technique, or freehand technique. ⋯ The robotic-navigation and O-arm-based navigation techniques effectively increased the accuracy and safety of pedicle screw insertion alternative to the freehand technique in scoliosis surgery. Compared with the O-arm-based navigation technique, the robotic-navigation technique increases the mean operation time, but also increases the accuracy of pedicle screw placement. A three-dimensional scan after insertion of the K-wire may increase the accuracy of pedicle screw placement in the O-arm-based navigation technique.
-
To evaluate the information that patients undergoing spine surgery truly receive and assimilate when they sign their informed consent documents. ⋯ Even though obtaining informed consent is an important procedure before spinal surgery, almost 40% of the patients in this study underwent surgery without reading the informed consent document or being aware of the risks posed by the procedure.
-
This study aimed to investigate the changes of the posterior paraspinal muscles (PPM) and psoas muscle in patients with low back pain (LBP) over time. ⋯ The study revealed significant quantitatively muscular changes in males and females, especially in the posterior paraspinal muscles in only three years' time.