Publications by authors named "N Rabah"
Background And Objectives: Physician rating websites (PRWs) are increasingly used by patients to find health care providers. This study explores spine neurosurgeon PRW ratings and their relationship with academic productivity.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted from November 2022 to May 2023 that included 1990 neurological surgeons listed in the American Association of Neurological Surgeons database with a subspecialty in spine.
Article Synopsis
- The study was a retrospective comparative analysis aimed at assessing the outcomes of lateral interbody fusion approaches (LLIF or OLIF) versus traditional posterior approaches (PLIF or TLIF) for managing adjacent segment disease (ASD) after prior lumbar fusion.
- Researchers reviewed data from 152 patients who underwent these surgeries between 2010 and 2021, analyzing various factors including surgery details, complications, and recovery.
- Results showed that while lateral fusion techniques had shorter operative times and less blood loss compared to posterior approaches, they resulted in higher rates of postoperative radicular pain, with no significant difference in overall complication rates or healthcare utilization.
Objective: To evaluate the improvement of pain and function after cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injections (CTFESI) for radicular pain.
Design: This is a retrospective observational study of patients receiving fluoroscopically-guided cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injections under a single provider at a tertiary referral center from December 2013 to December 2020. Primary outcome measures were Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), patient reported percent of pain relief, the Patient Health Questionnaire, the Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global Health Physical and Mental Health score, and the Pain Disability Questionnaire.
Introduction: The authors aimed to study systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) central neurological patterns and their correlations with the disease activity.
Patients And Methods: The authors' retrospective observational study was carried out on admitted SLE patients. The patients' demographic data, clinical examinations, laboratory tests, imaging studies, and systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI) were recorded.