Search for dissertations about: "psychologic screening"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words psychologic screening.

  2. 1. Idiopathic scoliosis : radiographic, neurophysiologic and psychologic aspects

    Author : Yngvi Ólafsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : idiopathic scoliosis; brace treatment; back surface analysis; self-image; somatosensory testing;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study brace treatment outcome, the brace effect on electromyographic muscle responses and self image, possible occurrence of somatosensory dysfunction and the descriptive power of surface topography contra radiography, in idiopathic scoliosis. There were 64 patients in a retrospective 4. READ MORE

  4. 2. Lumbar fusion for chronic low-back pain in isthmic spondylolisthesis

    Author : Per Ekman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Exercise; Outcome; Long-term; interbody fusion; spinal fusion; lumbar; Adjacent segment degeneration; Isthmic spondylolisthesis; Degenerative disc disease; Chronic low back pain; predictor; prospective; pain drawing; sciatica; psychologic screening; Randomized controlled trial;

    Abstract : Manifestation of isthmic spondylolisthesis (IS), with a prevalence of 5% in the general population, varies from totally asymptomatic to severe disability. Although fusion has positive short-term effects, the long-term outcome of such treatment, as well as possible accelerated degeneration of adjacent segment discs (ASD) and its clinical significance, are unknown. READ MORE