Spine
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Comparative Study
Validation of the Turkish version of the Oswestry Disability Index for patients with low back pain.
Validation of a translated, culturally adapted questionnaire. ⋯ The Turkish version of ODI has good comprehensibility, internal consistency, and validity and is an adequate and useful instrument for the assessment of disability in patients with low back pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Effects of functional restoration versus 3 hours per week physical therapy: a randomized controlled study.
Randomized parallel-group comparative trial with a 6-month follow-up period. ⋯ This study demonstrates the effectiveness of a functional restoration program on important outcome measures, such as sick leave, in a country that has a social system that protects people facing difficulties at work.
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Retrospective chart review. ⋯ Reconstructive spine surgery in pediatric patients with severe restrictive lung disease and significant spinal deformity is well tolerated. Familiarity with different surgical techniques of salvage reconstruction and perioperative multidisciplinary management should be emphasized. Routine preoperative tracheostomy is not indicated.