Asian spine journal
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Asian spine journal · Oct 2018
Outcomes and Prognosis of Neurological Decompression and Stabilization for Spinal Metastasis: Is Assessment with the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score Useful for Predicting Surgical Results?
Retrospective study. ⋯ All patients treated with palliative surgery showed favorable outcomes, as indicated by improved the Frankel score and ECOG-PS following surgery. However, median survival was significantly better in the stable group. The results of this study indicate that the SINS is appropriate for surgical decision making and may be used to predict survival.
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Asian spine journal · Oct 2018
Impact of Multidisciplinary Spine Conferences on Surgical Planning and Perioperative Care in Elective Lumbar Spine Surgeries.
Pre- and post-implementation analysis. ⋯ Implementation of a multidisciplinary spine board was concurrent with an overall decrease in the utilization of lumbar spine surgeries for elective cases of low back pain in a tertiary medical center.
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Asian spine journal · Oct 2018
Validity and Reliability of the Arabic Version of the Copenhagen Neck Functional Disability Scale in Neck Pain Patients.
Prospective observational study. ⋯ The Arabic version of the CNFDS has adequate validity and reliability for the measurement of the disability level in chronic neck pain patients.
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Asian spine journal · Oct 2018
Efficacy of Virtual Reality in Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Pilot randomized controlled trial. ⋯ Virtual reality along with conventional therapy produces similar results in upper limb function as does conventional therapy alone.