Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
The effect of work-focused rehabilitation among patients with neck and back pain: a randomized controlled trial.
Multicenter randomized trial with patients listed as sick for 1 to 12 months due to neck or back pain and referred to secondary care. ⋯ The results suggest that a focus on the workplace in specialist care does not substantially alter the RTW rate compared with standard multidisciplinary treatments.
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This article comprises a review of the literature pertaining to the normal and pathological lumbar disc and the compilation of a standardized nomenclature. ⋯ We have revised and updated a document that, since 2001, has provided a widely accepted nomenclature that helps maintain consistency and accuracy in the description of the properties of the normal and abnormal lumbar discs and that serves as a system for classification and reporting built upon that nomenclature.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of posterolateral lumbar fusion and posterior lumbar interbody fusion for patients younger than 60 years with isthmic spondylolisthesis.
Prospective randomized study. ⋯ Both PLF and PLIF are viable surgical options for patients with isthmic spondylolisthesis 60 years or younger.
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Review Case Reports
Primary myoepithelioma of the dorsal spine: a case report and review of literature.
Case report and review of the relevant literature. ⋯ Primary myoepithelioma of spine is very rare. Gross total resection with wide resection margins in the paraspinal region should be used to tackle this rare entity as the role of adjuvant therapy is doubtful. Long-term follow-up is a must.
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This study examines the correlations between pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and radiographical measures of spinal deformities in patients with scoliosis. ⋯ Patients with increasing coronal and sagittal plane deformities with a high thoracic scoliosis apex are at the highest risk for reduced FVC%. The models developed provided improved estimations of actual PF based on the magnitude of the radiographical deformity.