Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Perioperative Nutritional Supplementation Decreases Wound Healing Complications Following Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
The prevalence of malnutrition in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery ranges from 5% to 50% and is associated with higher rates of surgical site infections, medical complications, longer lengths of stay, and mortality. ⋯ I.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Prospective Randomized Control Trial to Compare the Role of Injection Cerebrolysin for 10 Days Duration Against Placebo in Operated Cases of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.
Prospective randomized control trial. ⋯ Injection cerebrolysin, when administered for 10 days postoperatively, can result in significantly greater neurological improvement and hand function in patients with DCM who also receive surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Early Postural Stability Changes in Patients Undergoing Correction of Spinal Deformity: A Prospective, Controlled Pilot Study.
Adult spinal deformity (ASD) is a prevalent condition often requiring surgical intervention. Improved outcomes among ASD patients have been shown to correlate with postoperative spinopelvic parameters, yet little is currently known about the role of postural stability and balance assessment for ASD patients. ⋯ We report a novel early improvement in postural stability, comparable to healthy controls, following ASD correction that may be related to improved spinopelvic alignment. Force plate evaluation may be a useful tool for ASD patients postoperatively. Future clinical trials assessing the impact of postural stability on clinical and radiographic outcomes are warranted.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Amoxicillin did not Reduce Modic Change Oedema in Patients with Chronic Low Back pain - subgroup Analyses of a Randomised Trial (the AIM study).
Exploratory subgroup analyses of a randomised trial [Antibiotics in Modic changes (AIM) study]. ⋯ 2.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Elastic Lumbar Support versus Rigid Thoracolumbar Orthosis for Acute Pediatric Spondylolysis. A Prospective Controlled Study.
A prospective study on clinical, radiographic, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes in children with acute spondylolysis treated with a rigid thoracolumbar orthosis or with an elastic lumbar support. ⋯ 2.