Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Level of distress in a recurrent low back pain population referred for physical therapy.
Recruitment phase of a randomized clinical trial. ⋯ Distress associated with low back pain is common with one third of patients referred for physical therapy at the units studied exhibiting a level of distress that increased their relative risk of poor outcome by 3 to 4 times. Clinically, screening this group of patients may help indicate when liaison with other professionals is appropriate and possibly identify those patients who may be too distressed to respond to physical therapy intervention alone.
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A retrospective cohort study with cross-sectional outcome analysis of patients who underwent anterior column reconstruction with a titanium mesh cage after single-level or multilevel thoracic or lumbar vertebrectomy. ⋯ The cylindrical mesh titanium cage is a successful adjunct in restoring and maintaining sagittal plane alignment after thoracolumbar vertebrectomy and, in this context, provides an effective method for anterior column reconstruction.