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Handling of missing items in the Oswestry disability index and the neck disability index. A study from Swespine, the National Swedish spine register
PurposeThe Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the Neck Disability Index (NDI) scoring algorithms used by the Swedish spine register (Swespine) until...
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Surgically treated degenerative disk disease in twins
PurposePrevious studies have suggested that genetic factors are important in the development of degenerative disk disease (DDD). However, the...
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Dysphagia, health-related quality of life, and return to work after occipitocervical fixation
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS) on dysphagia, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and...
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Prediction of outcome after spinal surgery—using The Dialogue Support based on the Swedish national quality register
PurposeTo evaluate the predictive precision of the Dialogue Support, a tool for additional help in shared decision-making before surgery of the...
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Distal fusion level, complications, and reoperations in individuals with cerebral palsy undergoing surgery for scoliosis
PurposeTo compare radiological outcome, complications and reoperations in individuals with cerebral palsy and scoliosis fused to the fifth lumbar...
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Follow-up of degenerative lumbar spine surgery—PROMs stabilize after 1 year: an equivalence study based on Swespine data
PurposeTo evaluate the outcome of degenerative lumbar spine surgery in a credible way, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) should be assessed...
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Comparison of the patient-derived modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale and the European myelopathy score
PurposeTo compare the patient-derived modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (P-mJOA) scale with the European myelopathy score (EMS) for the...
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Characteristics and predicted outcome of patients lost to follow-up after degenerative lumbar spine surgery
PurposeThe relatively large number of participants lost to follow-up (attrition) in spinal registers calls for studies that investigate the features...
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Laminectomy alone versus laminectomy with fusion for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a long-term study of a national cohort
PurposeTo compare patient-reported 5-year clinical outcomes between laminectomy alone versus laminectomy with instrumented fusion in patients with...
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Comorbidity data collection across different spine registries: an evidence map
IntroductionComorbidities are significant patient factors that contribute to outcomes after surgery. There is highly variable collection of this...
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National spine surgery registries’ characteristics and aims: globally accepted standards have yet to be met. Results of a sco** review and a complementary survey
BackgroundSurgery involving implantable devices is widely used to solve several health issues. National registries are essential tools for...
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Recovery pattern after decompression of central lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective observational cohort study
BackgroundDetailed preoperative information is associated with superior outcomes. We aimed to describe the recovery pattern after decompression of...
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Effectiveness of laminectomy with fusion and laminectomy alone in degenerative cervical myelopathy
PurposeThe effectiveness of laminectomy with fusion and laminectomy alone in degenerative cervical myelopathy was compared.
MethodsIndividuals...
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The Norwegian registry for spine surgery (NORspine): cohort profile
PurposeTo review and describe the development, methods and cohort of the lumbosacral part of the Norwegian registry for spine surgery (NORspine).
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Improvement rates, adverse events and predictors of clinical outcome following surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy
PurposeTo investigate improvement rates, adverse events and predictors of clinical outcome after laminectomy alone (LAM) or laminectomy with...
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The minimal important change for the EQ VAS based on the SF-36 health transition item: observations from 25772 spine surgery procedures
PurposeThe EQ VAS is an integral part of EQ-5D, a commonly used instrument for health-related quality of life assessment. This study aimed to...
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A study comparing outcomes between obese and nonobese patients with lumbar disc herniation undergoing surgery: a study of the Swedish National Quality Registry of 9979 patients
BackgroundThis study aimed to evaluate whether an increasing grade of obesity is associated with inferior outcomes after lumbar disc herniation (LDH)...
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Pain and function in patients with chronic low back pain and leg pain after Zhineng Qigong – a quasi-experimental feasibility study
BackgroundQigong includes training for body and mind, one method is Zhineng Qigong. Scientific literature on qigong for chronic low back pain (LBP)...
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Comparison of posterior muscle-preserving selective laminectomy and laminectomy with fusion for treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundCervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the predominant cause of spinal cord dysfunction in the elderly. The patients are often frail and...
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Patients with no preoperative back pain have the best outcome after lumbar disc herniation surgery
PurposeMost patients with lumbar disc herniations requiring surgery have concomitant back pain. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the...