Background Vertebroplasty is commonly used to treat painful, osteoporotic vertebral
compression fractures. Methods In this multicenter trial, we randomly assigned 131 patients who …

Context Back and neck problems are among the symptoms most commonly encountered in
clinical practice. However, few studies have examined national trends in expenditures for …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study using a hospital discharge registry of all nonfederal
acute care hospitals in Washington state. Objectives. To determine the cumulative …

Background Neonatal hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy is an important cause of death as
well as long-term disability in survivors. Erythropoietin has been hypothesized to have …

Study Design. Analysis of nationally representative survey data for spine-related health care
expenditures, utilization and self-reported health status. Objective. To study trends from …

Background Epidural glucocorticoid injections are widely used to treat symptoms of lumbar
spinal stenosis, a common cause of pain and disability in older adults. However, rigorous …

Study Design. Sequential cross-sectional study. Objectives. To quantify patterns of outpatient
lumbar spine surgery. Summary of Background Data. Outpatient lumbar spine surgery …

Background A previous randomised controlled trial reported greater efficacy of surgery than
of splinting for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Our aim was to compare surgical …

Background High-dose erythropoietin has been shown to have a neuroprotective effect in
preclinical models of neonatal brain injury, and phase 2 trials have suggested possible efficacy…

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