Low back pain after spinal fusion and Harrington instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis. Int Orthop 2005;29(1):47-50.Niemeyer T, Bovingloh AS, Grieb S, Schaefer J, Halm H, Kluba T: Low back pain after spinal fusion and Harrington instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis. Int Orthop 2005, ...
in particular, there is a high rate of low back surgery per capita, and a correspondingly large population of patients with persistent or recurrent pain following lumbosacral spine surgery. Failed back syndrome refers to failures of treatment; failed back surgery syndrome...
Spinal Fusion. Two or more vertebrae are permanently fused together to limit excess spinal motion. Your surgeon will use a combination of bone, bonelike material, screws, plates and rods to hold the vertebrae together so they can heal into a single unit. Spinal fusion may be done to correct...
1 year after the surgery:Patients who had pre-surgical pain symptoms for more than a year were 16% more likely to experience post-surgical pain compared to their counterparts who decided on surgery sooner. 2 years after surgery:Patients who had depression were 30% more likely to experience pos...
You’re not paranoid if they really are after you! Only about 1% of back pain has a nasty cause,20 and only a few of those are really scary. But it happens. Andy Whitfield, star of Spartacus, thought he just had back pain from his intense gladiatorial training. In fact, he had a ...
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MRI may also be considered after one month of symptoms to rule out more serious underlying problems. MRIs are not without problems. Bulging of the discs is noted on up to 40% of MRIs performed on people without back pain. Other studies have shown that MRIs fail to diagnose up to 20% of...
Analgesic effect of low-dose intrathecal morphine after spinal fusion in children. Anesthesiology 2001;94(3):447-52.Gall O, Aubineau JV, Berniere J, Desjeux L, Murat I . Analgesic effect of low-dose intrathecal morphine after spinal fusion in children. Anesthesiology 2001; 94:...
interdisciplinary care, including chiropractic services, in a military health care facility of an active duty member of the United States Navy with low back pain, leg pain, and foot numbness.Clinical FeaturesA 40-year-old patient developed low back pain, leg pain, and foot numbness after moving...
Retrospective case series.To determine the factors influencing symptom relief after uninstrumented posterolateral spinal fusion with or without decompression in adult patients with chronic back pain and previously asymptomatic low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis.The role of previously asymptomatic low-grade isthmi...