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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...

The following search string searches the NLM PubMed site for articles with degenerative disease of the spine in the title - allintitle: site:www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (degenerative (disease OR spondylitis OR disorder)) OR osteoarthritis spine -disc
26 articles August 2007

This study examines prospectively the randomised, long-term, clinical and radiological results of the treatment of spondylitis patients by ventro-dorsal or ventral spine fusion. Group 1 consisted of 12 patients who (after ventral removal of the focus of infection and autologous bone grafting) were treated by dorsal instrumentation. Group 2 consisted...

The purpose of this study was to expand previous research into sleep disturbance in CLBP by comparing objective and subjective sleep quality in participants with CLBP and healthy age and gender matched controls, to identify correlates of poor sleep and to test logistics and gather information prior to a larger...

Degenerative change in the spine is, as elsewhere, primarily an attempt to get more stability by newbone formation, primarily at the edges of failing joints. There is a particular significance of instability and newbone formation in the spine, since the spinal canal and neural foramina can be compromised. In the...

Background: Spinal posture is commonly a focus in the assessment and clinical management of low back pain (LBP) patients. However, the link between spinal posture and LBP is not fully understood. Recent evidence suggests that considering regional, rather than total lumbar spine posture is important. The purpose of this study...

Conclusion. We are the first to report different possible lumbar disc degeneration definitions and their associations with LBP. Disc space narrowing at 2 or more levels appeared more strongly associated with LBP than other radiographic features, especially after excluding level L5–S1.
The Association between Lumbar Disc Degeneration and Low Back Pain:...

Objective. To compare the efficacies of 2 active therapies for chronic low back pain (CLBP).
Conclusion. Both groups showed long-term improvements in pain and disability scores, with only minor statistically significant differences between the 2 groups. The minor outcome difference in favor of the group-based multidisciplinary rehabilitation program is hardly of...