Impact of Baseline Magnetic Resonance Imaging on Neurologic, Functional, and Safety Outcomes in Patients With Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury [PDF]
, 2017 Study Design: Systematic review. Objective: To perform a systematic review to evaluate the utility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI).
Aarabi, Bizhan +10 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021 Background Spinal deformity is frequently identified in patients with cerebral palsy (CP). As it progresses, tracheal stenosis often develops due to compression between the innominate artery and anteriorly deviated vertebrae at the apex of the ...
Yuki Taniguchi +7 more
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Is surgery more effective than non-surgical treatment for spinal stenosis and which non-surgical treatment is more effective? a systematic review [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Spinal stenosis can be treated both conservatively and with decompression surgery. OBJECTIVES: To explore the effectiveness of surgery vs conservative treatment, and conservative interventions for spinal stenosis.
Comer, C, May, Stephen
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Validity of MRI Measurements in Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis
The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019 Background:Lumbar spinal canal stenosis results from compression of spinal cord and/or nerves at any level of lumbar vertebra. The relationship between clinical features of the patients and the degree of stenosis is not clear and there is no ...
Hayder Al-Jaberi +2 more
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Хирургия позвоночника, 2022 Objective. To analyze clinical outcomes and complication rates of transforaminal and interlaminar endoscopic decompression and open microsurgical operations performed for lumbosacral spinal canal stenosis. Material and Methods.
Shamil Kh. Gizatullin +4 more
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Spinal stenosis: A summary and review [PDF]
, 1993 A review of the etiology, clinical, radiological and laboratory presentation, differential diagnosis and management of spinal stenosis is presented.
Walker, B.F.
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Predictors and outcomes of crossover to surgery from physical therapy for meniscal tear and osteoarthritis a randomized trial comparing physical therapy and surgery [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) combined with physical therapy (PT) have yielded pain relief similar to that provided by PT alone in randomized trials of subjects with a degenerative meniscal tear. However, many patients randomized to
Jones, Morgan H +11 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABCs) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine veterans aged 65 to 89 with CLBP from three Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC ...
Debra K. Weiner +9 more
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Association between gut microbiota and spinal stenosis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study
Frontiers in ImmunologyIntroductionConsiderable evidence has unveiled a potential correlation between gut microbiota and spinal degenerative diseases. However, only limited studies have reported the direct association between gut microbiota and spinal stenosis.
Jian Li +8 more
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Computer-assisted radiographic calculation of spinal curvature in brachycephalic "screw-Tailed" dog breeds with congenital thoracic vertebral malformations: reliability and clinical evaluation [PDF]
, 2014 The objectives of this study were: To investigate computer-assisted digital radiographic measurement of Cobb angles in dogs with congenital thoracic vertebral malformations, to determine its intra- and inter-observer reliability and its association with ...
Faller, Kiterie +5 more
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