Publications by authors named "A A Chiodo"
Article Synopsis
- * The text highlights key musculoskeletal mimickers like facet arthropathy, myofascial pain syndrome, and hip pathology, emphasizing the importance of recognizing specific examination features for accurate diagnosis.
- * Treatment for these mimickers usually involves conservative methods such as physical therapy and anti-inflammatory medications, with surgery being a rare option, and diagnostic injections often necessary for confirmation.
Article Synopsis
- - The diagnosis of lumbosacral radiculopathy requires ruling out other musculoskeletal conditions with similar symptoms, using patient history and physical exams to create a differential diagnosis.
- - Various diagnostic tests, like MRI and EMG, help confirm the diagnosis but have different strengths: MRI is highly sensitive but less specific, while EMG is highly specific but less sensitive.
- - The presence of multiple disorders in patients can complicate diagnosis and treatment, as up to 25% may have overlapping conditions, which will be discussed in a companion paper focusing on common musculoskeletal mimics.
Background: Risk stratification is an approach which has been recommended across a number of international guidelines for the management of back pain.
Objective: To assess whether the use of risk stratification with a matched treatment pathway improves clinical outcomes, when compared with usual care or other interventions, in adults with acute back pain.
Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted of the databases Medline, Embase, PEDro, CINAHL and Cochrane Library in November 2022.
Background: Underreported variation in parathyroid hormone (PTH) assays exists. Using quality improvement methods, we aimed to develop an institution-specific PTH-based protocol to predict hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent total/completion thyroidectomy.