Publications by authors named "Kai Bernsmann"

Rationale, Aims And Objectives: Recent health care reforms in the Netherlands have led to the introduction of intermediate health care. Intermediate health care combines features of primary care and secondary (hospital) care. It is characterized by a task shift from hospital care to primary care.

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Study Design: A retrospective, long-term follow-up study.

Objectives: To find out whether incidental durotomy in lumbar disc surgery is associated with long-term sequelae.

Summary Of Background Data: Incidental durotomy is a frequent complication during spinal surgery.

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Unlabelled: Pelvic tilt and rotation can drastically affect the apparent cup orientation on conventional anteroposterior pelvic radiographs. It was hypothesized that nonstandardized radiographic cup version and abduction can differ significantly from the corresponding anatomic angles if not measured to the anterior pelvic plane, defined by the pubic tubercles and the anterior superior iliac spine. Differences in preoperative and postoperative pelvic orientation and their influence on radiographic measurements of the two angles were analyzed.

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Background Context: Studies concerning intraoperative complications and their influence on the clinical outcome of microscopic disc surgery are quite rare. Complication rates vary between 1.5% and 15.

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