Surgery Versus Non-Surgical Treatment for Cervical Radiculopathy A prospective, randomized study comparing surgery plus physiotherapy with physiotherapy alone with a two year follow-up Engquist, Markus MD Abstract Study Design. Prospective randomized controlled trial. Objective. To study the outcome of anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) combined with a structured physiotherapy program compared to the same […]
Review article Ames CP, et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013. Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Narrative review. OBJECTIVE: To provide a comprehensive narrative review of cervical alignment parameters, the methods for quantifying cervical alignment, normal cervical alignment values, and how alignment is associated with cervical deformity and myelopathy with discussions of health-related quality of life. SUMMARY […]
Radcliff, Kristen E. MD Spine 01 June 2013 Vol. 38 – Issue 13: p 1082–1088 Abstract Study Design. Prospective comparative study. Objective. To determine whether dysphagia is a unique complication of anterior neck dissection or whether it occurs after any cervical surgery. Summary of Background Data. Dysphagia is a common complication after anterior cervical discectomy […]
Published: May 1, 2013 | Updated: May 2, 2013 By Nancy Walsh , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points This study used knee arthroplasty registries and a population-based control sample from the same geographic region to determine whether knee arthroplasty increases the risk of clinically important weight gain over a 5-year postoperative period. Patients undergoing […]
Spine: 20 April 2013 – Volume 38 – Issue 9 – p 786–794 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182837c95 Literature Review What Is the Effect of Surgery on the Quality of Life of the Adolescent With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?: A Review and Statistical Analysis of the Literature Rushton, Paul R. P. MRCSEd; Grevitt, Michael P. FRCS (orth) Collapse BoxAbstract […]
January 31, 2012 by Louisa Williams Appropriate Pre- and Post-Extraction Protocols When Surgical Intervention is Necessary The decision to pull a tooth is a very important and permanent one. It requires the active participation of the patient, the holistic physician/practitioner, and the biological dentist. If tooth extraction (or surgery of a former extraction site) […]
Robert B. Bourne, MD Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Jan; 468(1): 57–63. Published online 2009 Oct 21. doi: 10.1007/s11999-009-1119-9 Abstract Despite substantial advances in primary TKA, numerous studies using historic TKA implants suggest only 82% to 89% of primary TKA patients are satisfied. We reexamined this issue to determine if contemporary TKA implants might be […]