Correlation of Electrodiagnostic Findings in C8 Radiculopathies With Radiographic Data: A Retrospective Chart Review.

Signs and symptoms of a C8 radiculopathy could mimic common comorbidities such as entrapment and peripheral neuropathies. These conditions and a C8 radiculopathy both can result in abnormal findings on needle examination of intrinsic hand muscles. It was hypothesized that needle examination of C8-innervated muscles in the forearm might improve concordance with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the presence of underlying comorbidities.

Identifying biopsychosocial factors that impact decompressive laminectomy outcomes in veterans with lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective cohort study.

One in 3 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis undergoing decompressive laminectomy (DL) to alleviate neurogenic claudication do not experience substantial improvement. This prospective cohort study conducted in 193 Veterans aimed to identify key spinal and extraspinal factors that may contribute to a favorable DL outcome. Biopsychosocial factors evaluated pre-DL and 1 year post-DL were hip osteoarthritis, imaging-rated severity of spinal stenosis, scoliosis/kyphosis, leg length discrepancy, comorbidity, fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, pain coping, social support, pain self-efficacy, sleep, opioid and nonopioid pain medications, smoking, and other substance use.