Spine
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Magnetically isolated, peripheral blood-derived CD133+ cells were used as the therapeutic agent of spinal cord injury (SCI). A rat model was used to investigate the hypothesis that the cell therapy using this clinically accessible cell fraction could be an attractive option for injured spinal cord. ⋯ The administration of CD133+ cells has a therapeutic potential to a rat spinal cord injury model and could be an optional treatment for spinal cord injury in the clinical settings.
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Review of oral and poster presentations and of workshop summaries from the Ninth International Forum for Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain held in Majorca, Spain, October 4-6, 2007. ⋯ The research presented at the forum has contributed to the advancement of understanding of how to improve primary care for low back pain. The Tenth International Forum will occur on June 14-17, 2009, in Boston.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Effectiveness of a lumbar belt in subacute low back pain: an open, multicentric, and randomized clinical study.
Multicentric, randomized, and controlled study of clinical evaluation of medical device in subacute low back pain. ⋯ Lumbar belt wearing is consequent in subacute low back pain to improve significantly the functional status, the pain level, and the pharmacologic consumption. This study may be useful to underline the interest of lumbar support as a complementary and nonpharmacologic treatment beside the classic medication use in low back pain treatment.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Graded exercise for recurrent low-back pain: a randomized, controlled trial with 6-, 12-, and 36-month follow-ups.
The study was a randomized controlled trial. Treatment was for 8 weeks, with follow-up posttreatment and at 6-, 12-, and 36- months. ⋯ A graded exercise intervention, emphasizing stabilizing exercises, for patients with recurrent LBP still at work seems more effective in improving disability and health parameters than daily walks do. However, no such positive results emerged for improvement regarding pain over a longer term, or for fear-avoidance beliefs.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Steroids and risk factors for airway compromise in multilevel cervical corpectomy patients: a prospective, randomized, double-blind study.
Prospective, randomized, double-blind study. ⋯ Based on our data, we cannot recommend intravenous dexamethasone for prevention of delayed extubation after multilevel anterior cervical corpectomy and strut grafting procedures.