Spine Journal Abstract- New Articles

• Baseline Patient Characteristics Commonly Captured Before Surgery Do Not Accurately Predict Long-Term Outcomes of Lumbar Microdiscectomy Followed by Physiotherapy July 9, 2020
  Study Design. Prospective cohort study. Objective. To develop and internally validate prognostic models based on commonly collected preoperative data for good and poor outcomes of lumbar microdiscectomy followed by physiotherapy. Summary of Background Data. Lumbar microdiscectomy followed by physiotherapy is a common intervention for lumbar radiculopathy. Postoperatively, a considerable percentage of people continues to experience […]
• The Effect of Surgical Decompression and Fusion on Functional Balance in Patients With Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis July 9, 2020
  Study Design. Prospective cohort study. Objective. To quantify the effect of lumbar decompression and fusion surgery on balance and stability in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) and compare them to controls. Summary of Background Data. DLS is a condition in which one vertebra subluxates relative to an adjacent vertebra in the absence of a […]