Spine
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Cross sectional population-based survey. ⋯ That the odds of seeking care are higher in fear-avoidant individuals, even when controlling for other established predictors, emphasizes the importance of addressing such beliefs during the consultation; public health education programs may serve to underpin the delivery of positive messages, ultimately reducing health care demands.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Modified unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis: technical note.
A prospective clinical study of M-ULBD of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). ⋯ 3.
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Cross-sectional study of agreement between patients' and surgeons' expectations of the outcome of spinal surgery. ⋯ The findings demonstrate wide discrepancies between the patient and the surgeon regarding the expected result of surgery. They highlight the need for clearer explanations of the association between the spinal problem and neurological deficits and the improvement that can be expected in pain and function after surgery. Systematic, routine evaluation of outcomes should assist in deriving the information necessary to document the improvement achieved and to formulate realistic expectations of surgery.
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Prospective, randomized, controlled preclinical trial. ⋯ Our data suggest that the in vivo host response to rhBMP-2 in an animal model may be associated with circulating proinflammatory and osteoclastic cytokines.
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Methodological systematic review. ⋯ 2.