Search for dissertations about: "spine register"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words spine register.

2. 11. Health-related quality of life of different patient groups in Swedish national quality registers : longitudinal studies of EQ-5D data and application of different value sets

   Author : Fitsum Sebsibe Teni; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: EQ-5D data on patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are collected in roughly 40% of about 100 National Quality Registers (NQRs) in Sweden. The aim of the thesis was to increase knowledge on the use of the EQ-5D-3L in assessing HRQoL of patients in different NQRs and to compare different value sets used to describe HRQoL. READ MORE

4. 12. Determinants of outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis surgery

   Author : Freyr Gauti Sigmundsson; Lund Ortopedi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Lumbar spinal stenosis; outcome; pain; function; health related quality of life; decompression; spinal fusion;

   Abstract : Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a degenerative disorder of the spine that predominantly affects the elderly. LSS is the most common spinal disorder leading to surgery in Sweden. Recent randomized controlled studies have showed better outcome with surgery compared to conservative treatment. READ MORE

5. 13. Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery - Novel Approaches, Timing and Outcomes

   Author : Joel Beck; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; FELD; Sciatica; Discectomy; Disc Herniation; Full Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy; PELD; Time-To-Surgery; Pain duration; Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discetomy;

   Abstract : BACKGROUND Full Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy (FELD) is a minimal invasive procedure to treat lumbar disc herniation. A description of the clinical introduction in Sweden and a comparison to other surgical methods is a prerequisite before a widespread national introduction. READ MORE

6. 14. On Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

   Author : Peter Försth; Bengt Sandén; Helena Brisby; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; spinal stenosis; decompression; fusion; degenerative spondylolisthesis; Orthopaedics; Ortopedi; Neurosurgery; Neurokirurgi;

   Abstract : The incidence of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is steadily rising, mostly because of a noticeably older age structure. In Sweden, LSS surgery has increased continuously over the years and is presently the most common argument to undergo spine surgery. The purpose of the surgery is to decompress the neural elements in the stenotic spinal canal. READ MORE

7. 15. Bone disease and diabetes mellitus

   Author : Anna Ugarph-Morawski; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Osteoporosis (OP) frequently co-exist with advanced age and imply large health challenges worldwide. The last decades there has been a growing interest regarding fracture risk in DM. Currently used screening methods (Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) and FRAX) underestimate fracture risk in diabetes patients. READ MORE