Therapeutic exercise following lumbar spine surgery: a narrative review [PDF]
North American Spine Society Journal: Background: Therapeutic exercise is often part of the rehabilitation process following lumbar spine surgery. Despite this utilization, high-quality evidence and specific guidance regarding therapeutic exercise parameters and protocols following lumbar
Ram Haddas, PhD, MBA +7 more
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Radiograph-based Morphometric Classification of Lumbar Spinal Canal [PDF]
Journal of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery, 2022 Lumbar canal volume is measured by the pedicle length and interpedicular distance on plain radiographs of the lumbar spine. Since the L4 level of the lumbar spine is the central level of the lumbar canal. This level is the most commonly affected level of
Snobar Gul +3 more
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Study of Patients with Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis Undergoing Total Knee Replacement Procedure with Coexisting Lumbar Spondylosis Symptoms [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2021 Study Design This is a prospective cohort study involving patients who were followed for 2 years after total knee replacement (TKR) to determine changes in lumbar spine and knee symptoms.
Sanjay Bhalchandra Londhe +7 more
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Lumbar Spine Chondrocalcinosis [PDF]
The Journal of Rheumatology, 2017 Crystal arthropathy of the lumbar facet joint is a rare but benign differential diagnosis of spondylodiscitis. A 70-year-old woman with a recent sigmoid diverticulitis was examined for a suspicion of infectious spondylodiscitis. She had inflammatory low back pain for a month with low-grade fever and C-reactive protein (CRP) up to 3 mg/dl.
Hélène, Petit +2 more
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Relative Contribution of Upper and Lower Lumbar Spinal Segments to Flexion/Extension: Comparison between Normal Spines and Spines with Disc Disease in Asian Patients [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2015 Study DesignProspective cohort study.PurposeTo evaluate the contribution of upper and lower lumbar segments to flexion and extension of the lumbar spine in normal and diseased spines.Overview of LiteratureThe specific contributions of upper and lower ...
Tarun Bali, Malhar N. Kumar
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The Use of Lumbar Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Eastern China: Appropriateness and Related Factors. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Back pain is common and costly. While a general scene of back pain related practice in China remains unknown, there are signs of excessive use of lumbar spine magnetic resonance (MR).
Liedao Yu +3 more
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Current Status of Biportal Endoscopic Decompression for Lumbar Central Stenosis [PDF]
Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique, 2021 Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis commonly occurs in elderly patients aged above 50-60 years. Surgical intervention is indicated for patient refractory to conservative management, and microscopic decompression has been used for direct spinal canal ...
Bang-Sang Hahn +3 more
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Patient-reported outcomes in lumbar spine surgery
Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Lumbar spine spondylosis is a significant cause of morbidity worldwide. Surgical treatment is increasingly being used in patients who do not respond to conservative treatment.
Obinna Henry Obiegbu
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Interspinous spacer devices used in interspinous fixation surgery remove soft tissues in the lumbar spine, such as ligaments and muscles and may cause degenerative diseases in adjacent segments its stiffness is higher than that of the lumbar spine ...
Minhyeok Heo +4 more
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Clinical Relationship of Degenerative Changes between the Cervical and Lumbar Spine [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2018 Study DesignRetrospective, observational, case series.PurposeTo elucidate the prevalence of degenerative changes in the cervical and lumbar spine and estimate the degenerative changes in the cervical spine based on the degeneration of lumbar disc through
Yuichiro Morishita +4 more
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