Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ)
June 2013
Anticoagulation after spine surgery confers the unique risk of epidural hematoma. We sought to determine the incidence of and patient risk factors for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) after spine surgery. We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 1485 patients who had spine surgery at a single tertiary-care center between 2002 and 2009.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSUMMARY The objective of this article was to perform a narrative review regarding the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome and to provide clinicians with treatment recommendations. This paper reviews the efficacy of various myofascial pain syndrome treatment modalities, including pharmacological therapy, injection-based therapies and physical therapy interventions. Outcomes evaluated included pain (visual analog scale), pain pressure threshold and range of motion.
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