Search for dissertations about: "spine register"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words spine register.
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6. Outcome after surgery for isthmic spondylolisthesis and degenerative disc disease
Abstract : Individuals with isthmic spondylolisthesis and lumbar degenerative disc disease may have low back and leg pain. Those with persistent symptoms non-responsive to conservative treatment are sometimes treated surgically. Various surgical methods have been introduced, but long-term outcome comparisons are scarce. READ MORE
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7. Spinal cord stimulation in chronic pain : a study of health outcomes and costs
Abstract : Background: The aetiology of chronic pain is complex and encompasses many different causes. Chronic pain commonly arises due to spinal disorders causing pain in the back and legs. READ MORE
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8. Physiotherapeutic rehabilitation and lumbar fusion surgery
Abstract : Over the last two decades, the economic costs and rates of lumbar fusion surgery for chronic low back pain has risen dramatically in western industrialized countries. Data from the Swedish National Spine Register suggest that 25% of patients experience unimproved pain and up to 40% are not satisfied with the outcome of lumbar fusion surgery. READ MORE
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9. Cervical Radiculopathy : Studies on Pain Analysis and Treatment
Abstract : Background: Knowledge about how to interpret pain-analyzing tools such as the pain drawing test and the visual analog scale (VAS) in cervical spine patients are sparse; hence, they have never been validated for this subgroup of patients. The method of artificial disc replacement (ADR) has been developed as an alternative treatment to fusion surgery after decompression for cervical degenerative disc disease (DDD) with radiculopathy. READ MORE
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10. Aspects of bone quality and risk assessments in fracture and elective orthopaedic patients
Abstract : Background: Bone quality, bone strength, and bone remodelling are important in many orthopaedic conditions and can have an impact on fracture incidence, bone healing, implant failure, and different outcome aspects. There is relatively sparse information on fracture incidence and mortality both for all fractures compiled and for some of the individual fracture locations. READ MORE