European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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Unfortunately, in the abstract at the results section units have been published incorrectly.
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Unfortunately, the legend of Fig. 5 was incorrectly published in original publication. The corrected legend is given below.
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Even though phenotypes of disc degeneration vary on different sagittal magnetic resonance images (MRI), measurements typically are acquired on the mid-sagittal MRI. This study investigated the appropriateness of using the mid-sagittal MRI to measure various phenotypes of age-related disc degeneration. ⋯ Disc signal measurements acquired on the mid-sagittal MRI were reliable and had strong correlations with age and thus can be used as an appropriate measure of disc degeneration. Disc bulging had better be measured on para-sagittal MRIs. Although severe disc narrowing clearly is a sign of severe disc degeneration, disc height was not linearly associated with age.
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Low back pain is a significant problem for school-aged athletes. Although some risk factors relating to sports activities have been reported, the effect of lifestyles on low back pain in school-aged athletes is not clear. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the association between lifestyles, such as wake-up time, bedtime, sleeping time, and TV-viewing or video-game-playing time per day and low back pain of school-aged athletes. ⋯ Unhealthy life-style choices, such as late bedtimes, short sleeping time, and longtime video-game playing, were associated with low back pain in school-aged athletes.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: a prospective randomized double-blind sham-controlled multi-center study.
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the basivertebral nerve (BVN) for the treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP) in a Food and Drug Administration approved Investigational Device Exemption trial. The BVN has been shown to innervate endplate nociceptors which are thought to be a source of CLBP. ⋯ Patients treated with RF ablation of the BVN for CLBP exhibited significantly greater improvement in ODI at 3 months and a higher responder rate than sham treated controls. BVN ablation represents a potential minimally invasive treatment for the relief of chronic low back pain. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.