Tag: Spinal Problems
Fewer Cervical Spine Injuries Seen With Motorcycle Helmet Use
Findings based on analysis of motorcycle accident victims by helmet use
Vertebroplasty Does Not Up Pain Relief in Osteoporotic Fracture
No more pain relief than sham procedure for patients with acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fx
Eight Factors Predict Pain After Spine Surgery
Post-op pain strongly linked to number of classes of non-opioid analgesics used, remifentanil use
Neuroscience Education, Motor Control Training Ease Spinal Pain
Pain neuroscience education, targeted motor control training more effective for chronic spinal pain
Pre-Op Chronic Opioid Use Ups Poor Outcomes Post Spinal Fusion
Preoperative opioid use tied to complications, ER visits, readmission, adverse events, increased costs
No Benefit for MRI After Normal Cervical CT in Blunt Trauma
MRI had lower health benefit and higher cost compared with no follow-up after normal CT findings
Patient-Reported Outcome Tool Developed for Lumbar Spine Sx
Models had good predicted performance in validation cohort, with concordance statistic of 0.66 to 0.79
Menopausal Hormone Therapy Tied to Less Pronounced Kyphosis
Continuous and remote past HT users had less kyphosis in minimally-, fully-adjusted models
Lumbopelvic Pain Negatively Affects Walking in Elderly
LPP specifically tied to greater energetic cost of walking, poorer walking endurance
The North American Spine Society, Oct. 25-29
The North American Spine Society 32nd Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the North American Spine Society was held from October...
