Journal articleSpine (Phila Pa 1976) · April 20, 2011
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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 ...
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Journal articlePain Pract · 2011
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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 ...
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Journal articleArthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · November 2010
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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 ...
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Journal articleBr J Sports Med · February 2008
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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 ...
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Journal articleJ Man Manip Ther · 2008
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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 ...
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Journal articleJ Man Manip Ther · 2008
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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 ...
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Journal articleRheumatol Int · January 2008
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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 ...
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Journal articlePhys Ther · September 2007
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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 ...
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Journal articleJ Orthop Sports Phys Ther · September 2007
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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 ...
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Journal articlePhysiother Theory Pract · 2007
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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 ...
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Journal articleJ Geriatr Phys Ther · 2006
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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 ...
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