Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The Effect of Dexmedetomidine Added to Preemptive Ropivacaine Infiltration on Postoperative Pain after Lumbar Fusion Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
A prospective and controlled study of dexmedetomidine added to preemptive ropivacaine infiltration in lumbar fusion surgery. ⋯ 2.
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Historical Article
Johann Peter Frank (1745-1821) and the Pathogenesis of Back Pain.
: Johann Peter Frank (1745-1821) is generally known as one of the founders of the modern Hygiene and Public Health. It is less known his contribution in investigating the pathogenesis of spinal disorders. In his "De Vertebralis Columnae in Morbis Dignitate" (1791), Frank first proposed to use the Latin term "rhachialgia" (back pain) to indicate all the painful states of spine. ⋯ He also believed that the excess of blood was able to generate a "diffuse inflammation" of vertebral and medullary structures. The innovative concepts developed by Johann Peter Frank demonstrated that he could be worthily considered as a pioneer in the study of spinal disorders. Level of Evidence: 5.
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Prospective research in middle-aged and elderly people. ⋯ 2.
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A cross-sectional study. ⋯ 4.
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Prospective study. ⋯ 3.