In 1995, the Quebec Task Force on Whiplash Associated Disorders came out with guidelines for diagnosis and management of automobile related "whiplash" injuries to the neck. The task force reviewed the available literature and found it quite lacking, but nonetheless came up with a "best evidence synthesis" and based their recommendations on this. The purpose of this paper was to determine how frequently these guidelines were followed in a group of patients with whiplash who were referred to a spine specialist clinic in New Castle County, Delaware.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Context: Substantial variation exists regarding the use of sedation before interventional spine techniques. Patient preference should play an important role in decision making regarding the need for sedation. However, little is known about patients' anxiety levels before spinal injections and their perceptions about the necessity of sedation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Great variability exists in the reported frequency of transitional vertebra in the general population as well as in symptomatic lumbar spine patients.
Objective: To determine the occurrence rate of transitional vertebra in consecutive lumbar spine patients in our practice.
Design: A prospective, observational study
Methods: Plain films were viewed and the presence or absence of a lumbar transitional vertebra was documented.