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The older patient has unique characteristics that require differentiation from that of the archetypical adult, such as atypical presentation and response to disease and frailty from comorbidities and chronic disease. Furthermore, healthcare providers of the elderly must commonly focus efforts on maintenance or improvement in function and quality of life...

More than eighty illustrations, extensive glossary, medication overriew and explanatory information about all aspects of spine health – from Pilates to Pedicle screws - about all aspects of back pain, neck pain and spine surgery. The site is based on a book just published by Oxford University Press, and...

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Respect for patient autonomy is an important ethical principle for medical practitioners; however, previous investigators have reported inconsistent attitudes amongst practitioners towards respect for patient autonomy. This study in empirical ethics used qualitative methods to investigate GPs' attitudes towards respect for patient autonomy in consultations for low back pain. Wendy...

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Paget’s disease (PD) is a chronic metabolically active bone disease, characterized by a disturbance in bone modelling and remodelling due to an increase in osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity. The vertebra is the second most commonly affected site. This article reviews the various spinal pathomechanisms and osseous dynamics involved in producing...