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  7.    <description>The latest additions to Scientific Spine Website, in chronological order.</description>
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  12.     <title>List of Spinal Endoscopy Books</title>
  13. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-surgery/spinal-endoscopy-books.html</link>
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  15. <pubDate>Sun, 25 January 2015 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
  16. <description>This is a list of spine-related endoscopy books.....</description>
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  20.     <title>Macnab Criteria</title>
  21. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/macnab-criteria.html</link>
  22. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/macnab-criteria.html</guid>
  23. <pubDate>Sat, 27 October 2013 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
  24. <description>Macnab criteria reflects well a surgeon's impression about the surgery's overall success in terms of patient's satisfaction, and how that particular patient should be categorized. Its roughness (only 4 class, and no detailed metrics of symptomatology) necessiates its use should be accompanied and backed by other scales such as pain scales and ODI, etc. It is still useful. However, its use as a sole outcome instrument is not acceptable in today's standards.....</description>
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  28.     <title>Atlantooccipital Dislocation, Powers Ratio, and Lee X-Line revisited</title>
  29. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spinal-diseases/atlantooccipital-dislocation.html</link>
  30. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spinal-diseases/atlantooccipital-dislocation.html</guid>
  31. <pubDate>Sat, 25 October 2013 21:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
  32. <description>This page revisits atlantooccipital dislocation and radiological parameters for its diagnosis such as Powers ratio and Lee X-Line....</description>
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  36.     <title>Comprehensive Clinical Neurosurgery Review, December 2-6, Krakow, Poland</title>
  37. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-news/comprehensive-clinical-neurosurgery-review-2013.html</link>
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  39. <pubDate>Sun, 06 October 2013 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
  40. <description>Upcoming Event: Comprehensive Clinical Neurosurgery Review, December 2-6, Krakow, Poland. The first course in Europe designed to review neurosurgery in the most dynamic and interactive manner based on case management by world leading experts....</description>
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  44.     <title>ISMISS Turkey Fall Symposium on Endoscopic and Minimal Invasive Approaches for Degenerative Conditions of the Lumbar Spine</title>
  45. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-news/ismissturk-fall-2013-symposium.html</link>
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  47. <pubDate>Sun, 04 August 2013 17:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
  48. <description>Upcoming Event: ISMISS Turkey Fall Symposium on Endoscopic and Minimal Invasive Approaches for Degenerative Conditions of the Lumbar Spine...</description>
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  53.     <title>Modic Endplate Changes</title>
  54. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-imaging/modic-changes.html</link>
  55. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-imaging/modic-changes.html</guid>
  56. <pubDate>Sat, 21 July 2013 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
  57. <description>Degenerative vertebral endplate and subchondral bone marrow changes were first classified by Modic et al. Differentiation between degenerative changes of vertebral endplates and bone marrow and spondylodiscitis can sometimes be problematic...</description>
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  61.     <title>Spine Surgery Books</title>
  62. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/miscellaneous/spine-surgery-books.html</link>
  63. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/miscellaneous/spine-surgery-books.html</guid>
  64. <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2013 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
  65. <description>This page includes a compilation of spine sugery-related books...</description>
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  69.     <title>EuroQol-5D Review</title>
  70. <link>http://scientificspine.com/spine-scores/euroqol.html</link>
  71. <guid>http://scientificspine.com/spine-scores/euroqol.html</guid>
  72. <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
  73. <description>The EQ-5D questionnaire is a measure of both clinical and economic value in health care. EQ-5D is a standardised measure of health status developed by the EuroQol Group in order to provide a simple, generic measure of health for clinical and economic appraisal ...</description>
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  77.     <title>Sacral Nerve Stimulation</title>
  78. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-surgery/sacral-nerve-stimulation.html</link>
  79. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-surgery/sacral-nerve-stimulation.html</guid>
  80. <pubDate>Wed, 21 October 2012 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
  81. <description>Sacral nerve stimulation (also known as sacral neuromodulaon) is a therapeutic method used for bladder and bowel diseases. Its use was first reported by Tanagho and Schmidt in 1988 for the treatment of urinary dysfunction. Later on, utilization of sacral  nerve stimulation for bowel dysfunction was appreciated. In this method, stimulation of the sacral nerve causes contraction of sphincters and pelvic floor muscles, which in turn causes changes in the contraction patterns of bladder or bowel...</description>
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  85.     <title>Spine Surgery Registries</title>
  86. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/research/spine-surgery-registries.html</link>
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  88. <pubDate>Wed, 17 October 2012 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
  89. <description>Benefits of spine registries are many. Although randomised controlled trials are accepted to be the 'gold standard' for scientific evaluation, they may be unnecessary, inappropriate, impossible, or inadequate in many times. In addition, the external validity and hence the ability to make generalisations about the results of randomised trials is often low. Considering many surgical techniques or technologies were introduced into the field of spine surgery without randomised trials or prospective cohort comparisons, there is obvious an even increased need for spine registries.
  90. This page presents a current list of spine registries.....</description>
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  94.     <title>Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction</title>
  95. <link>http://www.basicspine.com/blog/treatment-options-for-sacroiliac-joint-pain/</link>
  96. <guid>http://www.basicspine.com/blog/treatment-options-for-sacroiliac-joint-pain/</guid>
  97. <pubDate>Wed, 14 October 2012 00:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
  98. <description>One of the more common conditions that our team treats is sacroiliac joint dysfunction.  Dysfunction of the sacroiliac joint is pain in the joint that connects the illium and sacral bones of the pelvis. The sacroiliac joint is located next to the spine, above the tailbone, and absorbs the shock of the motions from the upper body on the lower body. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction can be caused by traumatic accidents, but is most often caused by a change or abnormality in movement in the area – either too much movement, or too little.  
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  100. Abnormal changes in the motion of the sacroiliac joint, a strong, weight-bearing joint, can cause a patient to feel pain in the lower back, leg, hip, groin, and buttocks. Numbness or tingling in these areas can also be a symptom in some cases, but is more rare.  If a patient with sacroiliac joint dysfunction feels pain in their lower back or hip, it is likely a result of hypermobility, or too much movement.  Too little movement (hypomobility), however, usually causes a patient to feel pain on one side of their buttocks or low back, and occasionally down one leg.  ...</description>
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  104.     <title>14 Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Electronic Health Record (EHR), Hospital Information System (HIS) and Practice Management Softwares</title>
  105. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/softwares/14-electronic-medical-record-(EMR)-softwares.html</link>
  106. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/softwares/14-electronic-medical-record-(EMR)-softwares.html</guid>
  107. <pubDate>Wed, 11 October 2012 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
  108. <description>An electronic medical record (EMR) is a computerized medical record created in hospitals or physicians' offices. The two terms “electronic medical record, EMR” and “electronic health record, EHR” are used interchangeably generally. However, there are some differences. Electronic medical record (EMR) is a digital version of the paper charts in the healtcare facility. It contains the medical and treatment history of the patients in one practice. Electronic health record (EHR) performs previous tasks, additionally focus on the total health of the patient—going beyond standard clinical data collected in the provider’s office and inclusive of a broader view on a patient’s care. Thus, an EHR is designed to reach out beyond the health organization that originally collects and compiles the information.
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  110. The list below is assembled for quick access for the current and active Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Electronic Health Record (EHR), Hospital Information System (HIS) and Practice Management solutions....</description>
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  115.     <title>Denis Classification of Spinal Trauma</title>
  116. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/denis-classification.html</link>
  117. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/denis-classification.html</guid>
  118. <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
  119. <description>Denis Classification is a spinal injury classification system based on radiological findings (and proposed tissues affected).US orthopedic surgeon <a href="../who-is-who/francis-denis.html" target="_blank">Francis Denis</a> have devised the concept from a retrospective review of 412 thoracolumbar spine injuries and observations on spinal instability. Denis divides the spinal motion segment into three colums...</description>
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  123.     <title>Advice for Lower Back pain (Sponsored Patient Article)</title>
  124. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/patient-resources/advice-lower-back-pain.html</link>
  125. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/patient-resources/advice-lower-back-pain.html</guid>
  126. <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
  127. <description>Lower back pain is one of the most common health complaints in the world. With our lives centered on the computer and the desk, it’s no wonder that lower back pain is so common. Here are some simple tips to help alleviate that pain and help get you back in alignment.</description>
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  132.     <title>The Scientific Spine Home Page has a new look!</title>
  133. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/index.html</link>
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  135. <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 00:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
  136. <description>Home page of the Scientific Spine Website has a new look and feel. Please visit us.</description>
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  141.     <title>The Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs)</title>
  142. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/quality-adjusted-life-year-scale_(qaly).html</link>
  143. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/quality-adjusted-life-year-scale_(qaly).html</guid>
  144. <pubDate>Mon, 30 April 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  145. <description>Although one treatment might help someone live longer, it might also have serious side effects. The Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) is a measure of disease burden, including both the quality and the quantity of life lived. The method helps to measure these factors so that one can compare different treatments for the same condition.The QALY is based on the number of years of life that would be added by the intervention. The main objective of QALYs is to combine morbidity and mortality into a single weighted measure. Thus, a QALY gives an idea of how many extra months or years of life of a reasonable quality a person might gain as a result of treatment.</description>
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  149.     <title>Neck Disability Index</title>
  150. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/neck-disability-index_(ndi).html</link>
  151. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/neck-disability-index_(ndi).html</guid>
  152. <pubDate>Mon, 30 April 2012 12:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
  153. <description>Published in 1991, the Neck Disability Index (NDI) was the first instrument designed to assess self-rated disability in patients with neck pain.</description>
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  159.     <title>Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire</title>
  160. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/roland-morris-disability-questionnaire_(rdq).html</link>
  161. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/roland-morris-disability-questionnaire_(rdq).html</guid>
  162. <pubDate>Mon, 23 April 2012 22:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
  163. <description>The Roland-Morris Questionnaire is one of  the most widely used questionnaires which have been designed for back pain. It has been shown to yield reliable measurements, which are valid for inferring the level of disability, and to be sensitive to change over time for groups of patients with low back pain.</description>
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  168.     <title>Phrenic Nerve Stimulation</title>
  169. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-surgery/phrenic-nerve-stimulation.html</link>
  170. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-surgery/phrenic-nerve-stimulation.html</guid>
  171. <pubDate>Tue, 10 March 2012 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
  172. <description>Phrenic nerve stimulation: description, rationale, indications and technique.</description>
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  177.     <title>Removal of Broken Pedicle Screws</title>
  178. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-surgery/removal-of-broken-pedicle-screws.html</link>
  179. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-surgery/removal-of-broken-pedicle-screws.html</guid>
  180. <pubDate>Tue, 10 March 2012 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
  181. <description>Techniques of removal of broken pedicle screws.</description>
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  186.     <title>List of spine-related companies</title>
  187. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spinal-materials/spine-companies.html</link>
  188. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spinal-materials/spine-companies.html</guid>
  189. <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2012 23:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
  190. <description>Scientific spine launches list of spine-related companies.</description>
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  193.     <title>Chronic cervical spinal cord injury: DTMRI correlates with clinical and electrophysiological measures</title>
  194. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/diffusion-tensor-MR-imaging-chronic-cervical-sci.html</link>
  195. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/diffusion-tensor-MR-imaging-chronic-cervical-sci.html</guid>
  196. <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
  197. <description>Petersen at al. from Zurich report that diffusion tensor MR imaging (DTMRI) correlates with clinical and electrophysiological measures in Chronic cervical spinal cord injury.</description>
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  200.     <title>A systematic review on the effects of pharmacological agents on walking function in people with spinal cord injury</title>
  201. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/pharmacological-agents-walking-function-spinal-cord-injury.html</link>
  202. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/pharmacological-agents-walking-function-spinal-cord-injury.html</guid>
  203. <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
  204. <description>Domingo et al. from Vancouver reviewed the effects of pharmacological agents on walking function in people with spinal cord injury.</description>
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  208.     <title>Neurosurgery tops malpractice risk</title>
  209. <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/neurosurgery-tops-malpractice-risk.html</link>
  210. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/neurosurgery-tops-malpractice-risk.html</guid>
  211. <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  212. <description>John H. Chi reports that despite the advances in the field of neurosurgery over the past several decades, neurosurgery tops the list of specialties with malpractice claims made against it.</description>
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  216.     <title>Patient Satisfaction After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Is Primarily Driven by Relieving Pain</title><link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/acdf-patient-satisfaction.html</link>
  217. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/acdf-patient-satisfaction.html</guid>
  218. <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
  219. <description>Hessler et al from Germany report that improvement in pain was the most important aspect in ACDF patients regarding the subjective satisfactory questionnaire.</description>
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  223.     <title>Segmental Contribution Toward Total Cervical Range of Motion: A Comparison of Cervical Disc Arthroplasty and Fusion</title>     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/segmental-contribution-cervical-rom-comparison-cervical-disc-arthroplasty-fusion.html</link>
  224. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/segmental-contribution-cervical-rom-comparison-cervical-disc-arthroplasty-fusion.html</guid>
  225. <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
  226. <description> Auerbach et al. report that compensation for the loss of motion at the operative level in ACDF is seen throughout the unfused cervical spine. Cervical disc arthroplasty, however, increases total cervical ROM compared with ACDF and maintains a physiologic distribution of ROM throughout the cervical spine at 2 years.</description>
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  231.     <title>Mortality after vertebral fracture in Korea: Analysis of the National Claim Registry</title>     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/mortality-after-vertebral-fracture-korea.html</link>
  232. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/mortality-after-vertebral-fracture-korea.html</guid>
  233. <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
  234. <description> Lee et al. from Seoul report that the incidence of vertebral fracture in South Korea was comparable with other countries, and the mortality after vertebral fracture is higher than that of normal populations.</description>
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  238.     <title>Morbidity and Mortality of C2 Fractures in the Elderly Surgery and Conservative Treatment</title>     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/c2-fractures-elderly-surgery-conservative-treatment.html</link>
  239. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/c2-fractures-elderly-surgery-conservative-treatment.html</guid>
  240. <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
  241. <description> Chen et al. found that 30-day mortality and complication rates between surgically and non-surgically treated patients with C2 fractures were comparable. Elderly patients faced relatively high morbidity and mortality regardless of treatment modality; thus, age alone was not found to be a contraindication for surgical fixation of C2 fractures.</description>
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  244.     <title>Anatomical distribution of vertebral fractures: comparison of pediatric and adult spines</title>     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/anatomical-distribution-of-vertebral-fractures.html</link>
  245. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/anatomical-distribution-of-vertebral-fractures.html</guid>
  246. <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
  247. <description>Siminoski et al. from University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada report that the anatomical distribution of vertebral fractures differs between children and adults, probably relating to the different shape of the immature spine.</description>
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  250.     <title>Compound action potentials during spinal cord neurostimulation</title>     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/compound-action-potentials-spinal-cord-neurostimulation.html</link>
  251. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/compound-action-potentials-spinal-cord-neurostimulation.html</guid>
  252. <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2012 19:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
  253. <description>Parker et al. from Australia report compound action potentials in the human spinal cord during neurostimulation for pain relief.</description>
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  257. Partial Ipsilateral C7 Transfer to the Upper Trunk for C5-C6 Avulsion of the Brachial Plexus</title>     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/partial-ipsilateral-c7-transfer.html</link>
  258. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/partial-ipsilateral-c7-transfer.html</guid>
  259. <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2012 23:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
  260. <description>Yin et al. from Shanghai developed ipsilateral partial C7 root transfer in treating C5-C6 avulsion.</description>
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  264.     <title>Adolescent pregnancy is associated with osteoporosis in postmenopausal women</title>     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/adolescent-pregnancy-osteoporosis.html</link>
  265. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/adolescent-pregnancy-osteoporosis.html</guid>
  266. <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
  267. <description>Cho et al. from Seoul report that adolescent pregnancy may be a predictor of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.</description>
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  271.     <title>Vertebral fractures in elderly are increasing</title>     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/vertebral-fracture-elderly.html</link>
  272. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/vertebral-fracture-elderly.html</guid>
  273. <pubDate>Sun, 4 Dec 2011 20:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
  274. <description>Oudshorn et al. of Rotterdam reported that Vertebral fracture related emergency department visits and hospitalizations are increasing rapidly in the older Dutch population
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  279.     <title>Comparison of C1-C2 fixation techniques: Magerl technique vs Goel-Harms technique</title>     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/comparison-C1-C2-fixation-techniques-magerl-versus-goel-harms.html</link>
  280. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/comparison-C1-C2-fixation-techniques-magerl-versus-goel-harms.html</guid>
  281. <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2011 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
  282. <description>Vergara et al. from London reported that Goel-Harms technique (segmental fixation of C1-C2 using 4 screws) is safer than Magerl technique.
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  287.     <title>List of Spine-related biomechanics books</title>     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/miscellaneous/spinal-biomechanics-books.html</link>
  288. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/miscellaneous/spinal-biomechanics-books.html</guid>
  289. <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2011 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
  290.  
  291. <description>A new page of the Scientific Spine has just been released which presents a compilation spine-related scientific books especially on spinal biomechanics, implant, fusion or motion-preserving  technologies.
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  297.     <title>Costotransversectomy for Harlequin Syndrome</title>     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/costotransversectomy-for-harlequin-syndrome.html</link>
  298. <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/costotransversectomy-for-harlequin-syndrome.html</guid>
  299. <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  301. <description>Sribnick and Boulis from Emory University School of Medicine reported a case of Harlequin syndrome who has been treated by costotransversectomy and sympathectomy.
  302. Harlequin syndrome is a rare neurological syndrome including unilateral hyperhidrosis and erythema of the head and neck. The authors reports a 42-year-old female with a history of mastectomy for right-sided breast cancer subsequently had a left partial pneumonectomy for a metastasis. Postoperatively, she had onset of contralateral neck and facial flushing and sweating.
  303. The surgical intervention consisted of a partial right T3 costotransversectomy with T2 sympathectomy. The authors reports that the patient's symptoms of Harlequin syndrome resolved postoperatively. The authors stated that "the diagnosis of Harlequin syndrome is relatively new, and the majority of the scientific literature is concerned with descriptive case presentations. We present a surgical technique for the treatment of Harlequin syndrome".
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  308.     <title>New study about effect of Yoga for chronic low back pain</title>
  309.     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/yoga-for-chronic-low-back-pain.html</link>
  310.     <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-articles/yoga-for-chronic-low-back-pain.html</guid>
  311. <pubDate>Tue, 7 Nov 2011 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
  312.  
  313. <description>Yoga for chronic low back pain: a randomized trial. Tilbrook et al. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Nov 1;155(9):569-78.
  314. In this tudy, the authors compare the effectiveness of yoga and usual care for chronic or recurrent low back pain. 313 adults with chronic or recurrent low back pain are studied. The study is randomized, controlled trial using computer-generated randomization conducted from April 2007 to March 2010.Yoga (n = 156) or usual care (n = 157). All participants received a back pain education booklet. The intervention group was offered a 12-class, gradually progressing yoga program delivered by 12 teachers over 3 months.
  315. As a result, 93 (60%) patients offered yoga attended at least 3 of the first 6 sessions and at least 3 other sessions. The yoga group had better back function at 3, 6, and 12 months than the usual care group. The adjusted mean RMDQ score was 2.17 points (95% CI, 1.03 to 3.31 points) lower in the yoga group at 3 months, 1.48 points (CI, 0.33 to 2.62 points) lower at 6 months, and 1.57 points (CI, 0.42 to 2.71 points) lower at 12 months. The yoga and usual care groups had similar back pain and general health scores at 3, 6, and 12 months, and the yoga group had higher pain self-efficacy scores at 3 and 6 months but not at 12 months.
  316.  
  317. The authors conclude that offering a 12-week yoga program to adults with chronic or recurrent low back pain led to greater improvements in back function than did usual care.
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  322.     <title>Atlas (C1) Fracture</title>
  323.     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spinal-diseases/atlas-fracture.html</link>
  324.     <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spinal-diseases/atlas-fracture.html</guid>
  325. <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2011 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
  326.     <description>Although Atlas (C1) fracture and Jefferson fracture terms are frequently used interchangeably, this approach is not completely right. In its originally described form, which was first reported by Geofrey Jefferson in 1920, the Jefferson fracture is a complex burst fracture of the ring of the C1 vertebra, involving fractures of the anterior and posterior arches of the Atlas on both the right and left sides (4 fractures, see the figure below). Variants of this burst fracture include two or three-part fractures. Other types of Atlas fractures include lateral mass and lamina fractures, which are different than that of a burst (Jefferson) fracture. Thus, Atlas fractures can be classified as:
  327.   1. Burst (Jefferson) fracture: bilateral fractures of anterior and posterior arch
  328.   2. Lateral mass fracture
  329.   3. Lamina fracture.
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  335.     <title>McGill Pain Questionnaire</title>
  336.     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/mcgill-pain-questionnaire.html</link>
  337.     <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/mcgill-pain-questionnaire.html</guid>
  338. <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2011 00:52:30 GMT</pubDate>
  339.     <description>The McGill Pain Questionnaire measures not only its intensity, but also its quality.  The questionnaire was developed in 1971 by Ronald Melzack and Warren Torgerson from McGill University in Canada. According to the authors, each disease produces a different quality of pain: causalgia is burning; visceral pain is stabbing or cramping, etc.. Thus, the quality of pain provides a key to diagnosis and may even suggest a course of therapy.</description>
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  344.     <title>Karnofsky score</title>
  345.     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/karnofsky-score.html</link>
  346.     <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/karnofsky-score.html</guid>
  347. <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2011 00:52:30 GMT</pubDate>
  348.     <description>The Karnofsky Performance Scale Index is used to quantify patients' general well-being and activities of daily life. The scoring system was named after Dr David A. Karnofsky, who described the scale with Dr Joseph H. Burchenal in 1949. Karnofsky Score allows patients to be classified as to their functional impairment. This can be used to compare effectiveness of different therapies and to assess the prognosis in individual patients. The lower the Karnofsky score, the worse the survival for most serious illnesses.</description>
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  353.     <title>Allen and Ferguson Classification of Subaxial Spine Injuries</title>
  354.     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/allen-ferguson-classification.html</link>
  355.     <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/allen-ferguson-classification.html</guid>
  356. <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:17:40 GMT</pubDate>
  357.     <description>Allen and colleagues introduced a comprehensive classification system of subaxial spine injuries, also known as "mechanistic" classification. In this system, the injuries are classified on the basis of the mechanical mode of failure of the spine. Then, the choice of instrumentation for surgery is based on the surgeon's understanding of these injury patterns.
  358. This classification system includes 3 common mechanisms: compression-flexion, distraction-flexion, and compression-extension. Vertical compression injury results in the burst-type injury with anterior column failure. Less common modes of insult are the distraction-extension and lateral flexion subtypes.</description>
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  363.     <title>AAOS LUMBAR CLUSTER</title>
  364.     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/aaos-lumbar-cluster.html</link>
  365.     <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/aaos-lumbar-cluster.html</guid>
  366. <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:42:44 GMT</pubDate>
  367.     <description>The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Outcomes Studies Committee, in collaboration with the Council of Musculoskeletal Specialty Societies and the Council of Spine Societies, developed and pretested a series of functional outcomes assessment measurement instruments. AAOS lumbar cluster is one of those scales.
  368. The instruments were designed to collect patient-based data for use in clinical practice settings to assess the effectiveness of treatment regimens and in musculoskeletal research to study the clinical outcomes of treatment.</description>
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  373.     <title>Scientific Spine's Forums are live !!</title>
  374.     <link>http://scientificspine.com/spine-forum.html</link>
  375.     <guid>http://scientificspine.com/spine-forum.html</guid>
  376. <pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:56:44 GMT</pubDate>
  377.     <description>Scientific Spine Forums are live. Scientific Spine has discussion forum both Spine related health professionals and for spine patients.</description>
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  383.     <title>Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)</title>
  384.     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/oswestry-disability-index.html</link>
  385.     <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/oswestry-disability-index.html</guid>
  386. <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2011 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  387.     <description>The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is one of the principal condition-specific outcome measures used in the management of spinal disorders. The ODI is the most commonly outcome measures in patients with low back pain.</description>
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  389.  
  390.  
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  392. <item>
  393.     <title>Aberdeen back pain scale</title>
  394.     <link>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/aberdeen-back-pain-scale.html</link>
  395.     <guid>http://www.scientificspine.com/spine-scores/aberdeen-back-pain-scale.html</guid>
  396. <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2011 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
  397.     <description>Aberdeen low back pain disability scale is a patient-completed, disease-specific questionnaire to measure outcome in patients with low back pain. Its creators are from the University of Aberdeen and the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Scotland.  The scale includes 19 items of how the pain affects activities like self-care, walking, sitting, standing, sport, housework, resting, bending and sleep. Contains questions on analgesia, aggravating factors, distribution of symptoms and the effect of pain on function. The questions have different number of possible responses, and each responses have graded points ranging 0 to 5. Possible total score ranges from 0 to 100. Higher scores reflect poorer health. Can be administered by post.</description>
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