Association Between Spinal Manipulation, Butalbital Prescription, and Medication Overuse Headache in Adults With Tension-Type Headache: Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background And Aims: Butalbital is an acute headache medication commonly prescribed for tension-type headache (TTH), although discouraged by guidelines due to a risk of medication overuse headache (MOH). Considering spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) may reduce TTH frequency and intensity, we hypothesized adults with TTH receiving chiropractic SMT would be less likely to receive a butalbital prescription over 2 years versus matched controls not receiving SMT. We secondarily compared likelihood of MOH between cohorts.

Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomies for Surgical Correction of Fixed Sagittal Imbalance: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.

Background And Objectives: Disruption of the spine's sagittal balance is associated with significant negative impacts on quality of life. Compared with other spinal osteotomies, pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO), which can potentially offer greater correction, is considered technically challenging and performed at lower rates. The aim of this study was to review the use of PSO to correct fixed sagittal imbalance and assess its efficacy and associated perioperative complications.

Impact of preoperative mental health diagnosis on postoperative opioid use patterns in spine fusion surgery: A systematic literature review.

Opioids are frequently prescribed for patients undergoing procedures such as spinal fusion surgery for the management of chronic back pain. However, the association between a preoperative mental health illness, such as depression or anxiety, and opioid use patterns after spinal fusion surgery remain unclear. Therefore, we performed a systematic literature review in accordance with PRISMA guidelines to identify articles from the PubMed Database that analyzed the relationship between preoperative mental health illness and postoperative opioid usage after spinal fusion surgery on June 1, 2023.

Incidence of Sacroiliac Joint Pain Following Lumbar Fractures: A Retrospective-Cohort Study.

Background: Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain commonly affects patients with low back pain and can arise from traumatic and degenerative causes. However, the incidence of SIJ pain following lumbar fractures is not well understood.

Methods: TriNetX, a national network of deidentified patient records, was retrospectively queried.

Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Statin Usage Are Associated With Rates of Pseudarthrosis Following Single-Level Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To investigate the relationships of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and statin usage with pseudarthrosis following single-level posterior or transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF/TLIF).

Summary Of Background Data: Hypercholesterolemia can lead to atherosclerosis of the segmental arteries, which branch into vertebral bone through intervertebral foramina.

Patients With a History of Spine Surgery Receiving Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation in US Academic Health Centers: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study.

Introduction: The number and characteristics of patients with previous spine surgery receiving chiropractic spinal manipulation (CSM) are largely unknown. This study aimed to explore the proportion of patients receiving CSM with a history of spine surgery, the characteristics of these patients, and the treatments received compared to a broader population of patients receiving CSM.

Methods: We queried a 110-million-patient United States (US) network of aggregated records and claims data from patients attending integrated academic health centers (TriNetX, Inc.