Articles: back-pain.
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Studies investigating prevalent vertebral fracture (VF) diagnosed using densitometry-based VF assessment (VFA) and associations with physical function, assessed by performance-based measures, are lacking. In this population-based study of 1027 older women, we found that prevalent VF, identified by VFA, was associated with inferior physical health, back pain and inferior physical function.
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In our previous study, anti-inflammatory IL-10 serum levels were significantly elevated after burst spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in back pain patients and correlated with pain intensity. This current study extended cytokine analysis including metabolic-associated adipokine/cytokine serum assessment in chronic back pain patients with co-existing metabolic disorders such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. ⋯ This study determined serum changes of metabolic-associated cytokines/adipokines in non-obese chronic back pain patients responsive to burst SCS suggesting that neuroinflammation assessment may consider pain-associated mood, cognition, sleep, and metabolic state.
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Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech · Jan 2018
Establishing an Interdisciplinary Compulsory Elective Subject 'Spine' in the Curriculum of the University Study Course of Human Medicine.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Back pain and pathologies of the spine are among the main reasons why people consult a doctor, both general practitioners and paediatricians, as well as, specifically, orthopaedists, surgeons, and neurosurgeons. This involvement of different faculties calls for a high degree of interdisciplinary co-operation. In order to mediate these aspects of spine-specific diagnostics, therapy, and research to students during their studies and to promote up-and-coming specialists, the compulsory elective subject 'Spine' was established. ⋯ The compulsory elective course continues to be offered in the curriculum with a slightly altered schedule. CONCLUSIONS In view of the high prevalence of patients with back pain and its associated importance in terms of healthcare policy and social relevance, our experience leads us to recommend the general integration of such a compulsory elective subject in the study of human medicine. Key words:elective subject, spine, students, spinal disorders.
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Kummell disease is a clinical syndrome characterized by minor spinal trauma with a symptom-free period from months to years, followed by progressive painful kyphosis. Many surgical options for Kummell disease have been reported in the previous literature; however, no study has mentioned the surgical strategy for patients whose fractured vertebrae were severely compressed and only a slice of superior and inferior end plate was left. ⋯ Posterior vertebral column resection through unilateral osteotomy approach is an effective method for patients with Kummell disease, especially when the fractured vertebrae compressed severely and only a slice of superior and inferior end plate was left.