The role of spinal surgery in the treatment of low back pain
Medical Journal of Australia, Volume 218, Issue 1, Page 40-45, January 2023., 2023 Summary Low back pain (LBP) is common and a leading cause of disability and lost productivity worldwide. Acute LBP is frequently self‐resolving, but recurrence is common, and a significant proportion of patients will develop chronic pain. This transition is perpetuated by anatomical, biological, psychological and social factors.
Lachlan Evans +3 more
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Routine MRI findings of the asymptomatic foot in diabetic patients with unilateral Charcot foot [PDF]
, 2010 Background Imaging studies of bones in patients with sensory deficits are scarce. Aim To investigate bone MR images of the lower limb in diabetic patients with severe sensory polyneuropathy, and in control subjects without sensory deficits.
Ludger W Poll +34 more
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Sciatica due to extrapelvic heterotopic ossification: A case report [PDF]
, 2008 Introduction Sciatica is a common problem, usually caused by disc herniation or spinal stenosis. Low back pain is also present in most cases. When sciatica is the unique clinical finding, especially in young patients, extraspinal pathology should be ...
Panagiotopoulos Elias C +4 more
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Diabetic foot as a complication of diabetes
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020 AdmissionDiabetic foot is a chronic complication of diabetes. Is a shallow or deep skin ulcer. It can occur with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Diabetic foot can appear in anyone with diabetes.
Patrycja Ręba
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Jean-Martin Charcot - Neurologist by Avocation, Nephrologist by Yearning [PDF]
, 2011 In an age of medical advances and specialization, Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) helped found the discipline of neurology and in 1882 was appointed the first professor of Diseases of the Nervous System in France.
Eknoyan, Gary
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Reactive Arthritis Secondary to Cauda Equina Injury following Spine Fracture: A Case Report
Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2011 A 38-year-old man presented with a one-month history of muscle weakness and dysesthesia in the lower extremities, urinary retention, and urinary tract infection after lumbar burst fracture resulted from high fall.
Xiao Li, Shaoling Wu, Chao Ma
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The diagnosis and management of patients with idiopathic osteolysis [PDF]
, 2011 Idiopathic osteolysis or disappearing bone disease is a condition characterized by the spontaneous onset of rapid destruction and resorption of a single bone or multiple bones. Disappearing bone disorder is a disease of several diagnostic types.
Ali Al Kaissi +6 more
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VIRAL HEPATITIS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES - IMPLICATIONS FROM TREASURE DATABASE [PDF]
, 2022 EULAR European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) -- JUN 01-04, 2022 -- Copenhagen, DENMARK[Abstract Not Available]European Alliance Assoc ...
Badak, S. O. +7 more
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Early detection of heterotopic ossification using near‐infrared optical imaging reveals dynamic turnover and progression of mineralization following Achilles tenotomy and burn injury [PDF]
, 2014 Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the abnormal formation of bone in soft tissue. Current diagnostics have low sensitivity or specificity to incremental progression of mineralization, especially at early time points.
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Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, 2012 OBJETIVOS: Traçar o perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes diabéticos portadores de artropatia de Charcot acometendo exclusivamente o mediopé ou estendendo-se do mediopé ao retropé. Avaliar, a médio prazo, o resultado do tratamento a que esses pacientes são
Ricardo Cardenuto Ferreira +4 more
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