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Adam Payne Goode

Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery, Physical Therapy
311 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Featured Works


The risk of risk-adjustment measures for perioperative spine infection after spinal surgery.

Journal article Spine (Phila Pa 1976) · April 20, 2011 Featured Publication STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional data analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). OBJECTIVE: To develop a risk-adjustment index specific for perioperative spine infection and compare this specific index to the Deyo Comorbidity Index. Assess specific mo ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Differences in comorbidities on low back pain and low back related leg pain.

Journal article Pain Pract · 2011 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: Investigate the influence of external factors such as depression and BMI among subjects with primary severe low back pain (LBP) and low back related leg pain (LBLP). BACKGROUND: The report of disability in patients with LBP may be significantly ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Prevalence, practice patterns, and evidence for chronic neck pain.

Journal article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · November 2010 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of chronic neck pain in North Carolina, to describe health care use (providers, treatments, and diagnostic testing) for chronic neck pain, and to correlate health care use with the current best evidence. METHODS: We us ... Full text Link to item Cite

Physical examination tests of the shoulder: a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual tests.

Journal article Br J Sports Med · February 2008 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To compile and critique research on the diagnostic accuracy of individual orthopaedic physical examination tests in a manner that would allow clinicians to judge whether these tests are valuable to their practice. METHODS: A computer-assisted li ... Full text Link to item Cite

Three-dimensional movements of the sacroiliac joint: a systematic review of the literature and assessment of clinical utility.

Journal article J Man Manip Ther · 2008 Featured Publication The high frequency of static and dynamic palpation methods used during evaluation of SIJ problems in clinical practice demands an understanding of the factual quantity of movement at the SIJ. The objective of this systematic literature review was to synthe ... Full text Link to item Cite

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Identifying myelopathy caused by thoracic syringomyelia: a case report.

Journal article J Man Manip Ther · 2008 Featured Publication Myelopathy is a form of neurological disease caused by compression of the spinal cord. Upper and lower quarter screens are commonly used in identifying myelopathy, although most of the screen components demonstrate poor or unstudied diagnostic value. The p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Relative validity of the modified American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (M-ASES) questionnaire using item response theory.

Journal article Rheumatol Int · January 2008 Featured Publication The modified American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon's (M-ASES) questionnaire is purported to be a non-region specific functional measure of the entire upper extremity. The purpose of this study was to determine the factor structure of the M-ASES and to determ ... Full text Link to item Cite

A pragmatic neurological screen for patients with suspected cord compressive myelopathy.

Journal article Phys Ther · September 2007 Featured Publication Physical therapists commonly use screening tests to identify upper motoneuron lesions such as cord compressive myelopathy (CCM), the presence of which necessitates appropriate medical referral. Signs and symptoms of CCM include sensory and ataxic changes o ... Full text Link to item Cite

Physical examination tests for assessing a torn meniscus in the knee: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Journal article J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · September 2007 Featured Publication STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis. OBJECTIVES: To identify, analyze, and synthesize the literature to determine which physical examination tests, if any, accurately diagnose a torn tibial meniscus. BACKGROUND: Knee pain has a lifetime preva ... Full text Link to item Cite

Differential diagnosis of atypical focal peripheral neuropathy: case report.

Journal article Physiother Theory Pract · 2007 Featured Publication Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most frequent form of focal peripheral neuropathy but is commonly misdiagnosed. The aim of this case report was to describe the differential diagnosis of CTS and atypical focal peripheral neuropathy in a 34-year-old fema ... Full text Link to item Cite

Validation of an item bank in a sample of community-dwelling survivors of a stroke.

Journal article J Geriatr Phys Ther · 2006 Featured Publication PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to validate an item bank of questions associated with activities of daily living (ADL), using graded item response theory (G-IRT), in a sample of community-dwelling survivors of a stroke. METHODS: The study sample con ... Full text Link to item Cite