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Hip-Spine Syndrome Medscape

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Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/562667?src=mp

Description: Hip-Spine Syndrome: The Effect of Total Hip Replacement Surgery on Low Back Pain in Severe Osteoarthritis of the Hip Posted 09/20/2007
Spine. 2007;32(19):2099-2102
Peleg Ben-Galim, MD; Tal Ben-Galim, MD; Nahshon Rand, MD; Amir Haim, MD; John Hipp, PhD; Shmuel Dekel, MD, PhD; Yizhar Floman, MD
Conclusion: Both LBP and spinal function were improved following THR. This study demonstrates the clinical benefits of THR on back pain and is the first to clinically validate hip-spine syndrome as hypothesized by Offierski and MacNab in 1983.

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Added: Wed Sep 26 2007