Publications by authors named "L Bertozzi"
Background: Recent studies have highlighted the overall survival (OS) benefit of cytoreductive radical cystectomy (CRC) in metastatic bladder cancer (mBCa). Cytoreductive surgery has been established in other urologic cancers. However, the efficacy of CRC and optimal criteria for patient selection in mBCa is unclear.
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- A systematic review and network meta-analysis evaluated various conservative interventions for non-specific chronic neck pain (CNSNP) among adults.
- Findings indicated that multimodal non-pharmacological approaches, such as exercise and manual therapy, showed some effectiveness in reducing pain and disability compared to inert treatments, particularly at 1 to 6 months.
- However, the overall evidence was of low to very low certainty, highlighting the need for higher quality and larger trials to confirm these findings.
Purpose: To determine the impact of smartphone use on neck impairment and functional limitation in university students.
Methods: A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted in a sample of students selected through convenience sampling between September 2016 and March 2017. The inclusion criteria were university students at the School of Medicine and Surgery, routine/daily use of mobile devices with advanced computing and connectivity capability built on an operating system, and aged 18-30 years.
Background: Only low-quality evidence is currently available to support the effectiveness of different traction modalities in the treatment of lumbar radiculopathy (LR). Yet, traction is still very commonly used in clinical practice. Some authors have suggested that the subgroup of patients presenting signs and symptoms of nerve root compression and unresponsive to movements centralizing symptoms may benefit from lumbar traction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Lumbar radiculopathy (LR) is a pain syndrome caused by compression/irritation of the lumbar nerve root(s). Traction is a well-known and commonly used conservative treatment for LR, although its effectiveness is disputed. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials was to evaluate the effects of different types of traction added to or compared with conservative treatments on pain and disability.
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