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Is the Lipid Content of the Psoas Major Correlated with Chronic Low Back Pain and Spinopelvic Alignment? A Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Study.

Jul 23, 2020

Cross-sectional observational study.This study aimed to analyze any potential associations of extramyocellular lipid (EMCL) and intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) contents with (1) the intensity of low bac...

Fragility fractures and health-related quality of life: does socio-economic status widen the gap? A population-based study.

Jul 20, 2020

Studying 12,839 fracture cases and 91,426 controls, we found that fractures of the spine and hip are associated with clinically important HRQoL deficits up to 5 years post-fracture. Fracture cases wi...

Bigger Necks Are Not Enough: An Examination of Neck Circumference in Incoming College Athletes.

Jul 20, 2020

Neck circumference is quick and simple to measure and thus an attractive proxy of neck strength, a putative mechanism underlying risk of sport-related concussion (SRC). Research, however, is limited o...

Efficacy of conservative therapy in older people with nonspecific low back pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis and GRADE recommendations.

Jul 20, 2020

This systematic review aimed to investigate the effectiveness of conservative therapy in older people with nonspecific low back pain.Searches were conducted on Medline, Amed, Embase, Cochrane, Psycinf...

Clavicle Non-Union: Plate and Graft Type Do Not Affect Healing Rates - A Single Surgeon Experience With 71 Cases.

Jul 16, 2020

Clavicle non-unions often result after nonoperative treatment for the acute fracture. Those that require >1 surgical procedure in order for a nonunion to heal are termed recalcitrant. The aims of t...

Risk factors for hardware removal following operative treatment of middle and distal third clavicle fractures.

Jul 16, 2020

The incidence of hardware removal (HWR) after operative fixation of clavicle fractures varies widely. Risk factors related to HWR remain incompletely understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate ...

Motion-Onset Visual Potentials Evoked in a Sport-Specific Visuomotor Reaction Task.

Jul 16, 2020

Although neural visual processes play a crucial role in sport, experiments have been restricted to laboratory conditions lacking ecological validity. Therefore, this study examined the feasibility of ...

Burden of musculoskeletal disorders in Iran during 1990-2017: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

Jul 13, 2020

Musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs) are the leading cause of disability and facing them demands updated reports on their burden for efficient policymaking. We showed Iran had the highest female-to-male ra...

Effect of Botulinum Toxin Type A on Mandibular Fracture Healing: An Experimental Study in Rabbits.

Jul 13, 2020

The effect of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) on fracture healing of the long bones is controversial, and no controlled clinical or experimental study has investigated the effect of BTX-A on mandibular...

Patient Preferences for Osteoarthritis Pain and Chronic Low Back Pain Treatments in the United States: A Discrete-Choice Experiment.

Jul 13, 2020

To quantify preferences for attributes of potential analgesic treatments for moderate-to-severe pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA) and/or chronic low back pain (CLBP) as relevant to injectable n...

A rare case of intramedullary spinal dermoid cyst in adult: A case report.

Jul 09, 2020

Intramedullary spine dermoid cysts are rare and benign tumors that occur mainly due to the defective closure of the neural tube during the development process. They are slow-growing tumor that manifes...

Spinal epidural lipomatosis with osteoporotic vertebral fracture presenting as acute thoracic myelopathy in a 33-year-old man with Cushing's disease.

Jul 09, 2020

Steroid-related spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) is a well-known condition most commonly encountered in patients taking chronic steroid medications. Endogenous Cushing's syndrome is a rare cause of S...

Judokas with low back pain have lower flexibility of the hip-spine complex: A case-control study.

Jul 06, 2020

Study whether male adult judokas with and without low back pain (LBP) have different hip-spine flexibility.Cross-sectional.Judo training centres.Judokas with (n = 29) and without (n = 33) LBP.Rang...

Predictive Model for Operative Intervention after Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children with Equivocal CT Findings: A Pilot Study.

Jul 06, 2020

To study the clinical and radiologic factors predicting the need for surgical intervention after blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) in children with equivocal computed tomography (CT) scan findings.We perfo...

In silico feasibility assessment of extracorporeal delivery of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound to intervertebral discs within the lumbar spine.

Jul 06, 2020

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) may have utility for noninvasive treatment of discogenic lower back pain through stimulating, remodeling and accelerating healing of injured or degenerated inte...

Percutaneous Fenestration of a Spinal Arachnoid Web Using an Intrathecal Catheter: Effect on Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow and Clinical Status.

Jun 29, 2020

Spinal arachnoid webs are a rare anatomic entity manifesting as neuropathic back pain, compressive myelopathy, radiculopathy and hydrocephalus. Typical treatments include hemi or full laminectomy with...

Study on fracture of tungsten wire induced by acoustic cavitation at different hydrostatic pressures and driving electric powers.

Jun 29, 2020

The near-solid wall multi-bubble cavitation is an extremely complex phenomenon, and cavitation has strong erosiveness. The melting point (about 3410 °C) of tungsten is highest among all pure metals,...

Gunshot damage to monoplace hyperbaric chamber acrylic.

Jun 25, 2020

Health care workers are vulnerable to workplace violence, including active shooter incidents. Little is known about how firearms could damage monoplace chamber acrylic and whether a breached pressuriz...

Effect of strain on degradation behaviors of WE43, Fe and Zn wires.

Jun 25, 2020

The biodegradable metallic devices undergo stress/strain-induced corrosion when they are used for load-bearing applications. The stress/strain induced-corrosion behavior causes differences in corrosio...

Seizures, accidental injuries at work, and reasons for resignation in people with epilepsy.

Jun 25, 2020

Few studies have examined seizures, accidental injuries at work, and reasons for resignation in people with epilepsy (PWE). We performed a questionnaire survey of PWE to identify the risk of injury at...

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