Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Glenn A. Gonzalez, Guilherme Porto, Kevin Hines, Daniel Franco, Thiago S. Montenegro, Aria Mahtabfar, Matthew O'Leary, Jingya Miao, Sara Thalheimer, Joshua E. Heller, Ashwini Sharan, James Harrop
Summary: This study compared the outcomes of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis patients who were treated according to evidence-based medicine (EBM) guidelines with those who did not adhere to EBM guidelines. The results showed that patients who met EBM criteria had better self-reported outcomes at six months. Therefore, further knowledge support is needed to promote EBM-guided patient care.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Francois Dantas, Fernando Luiz Rolemberg Dantas, Ricardo Vieira Botelho
Summary: This study compared the effects of PLF and IBF on degenerative spondylolisthesis. The results showed that IBF had better improvements in fusion rate and sacral slope, but there were no significant differences in clinical outcomes between the two groups.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Fanghui Hua, Jun Xiong, Haifeng Zhang, Jie Xiang, Shouqiang Huang
Summary: This study aims to develop the first clinical practice guideline for moxibustion therapy of lumbar disc herniation based on systematic methodologies in China. The process involves establishing a Guideline Working Group, defining clinical issues, evidence synthesis, and consensus through the Delphi process.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Robert E. Harbaugh, Clinton Devin, Michelle B. Leavy, Zoher Ghogawala, Kristin R. Archer, Mohamad Bydon, Christine Goertz, Doron Dinstein, David R. Nerenz, Guy S. Eakin, William Lavelle, William O. Shaffer, Paul M. Arnold, Charles H. Washabaugh, Richard E. Gliklich
Summary: The development of new treatment approaches for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) has raised questions about comparative effectiveness and long-term outcomes. Data from patient registries could be combined to form a research data infrastructure for addressing research questions.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Ai-Feng Liu, Tian-Ci Guo, Ji-Xin Chen, Wei-Jie Yu, Hui-Chuan Feng, Pu-Yu Niu, Jing-Bo Zhai
Summary: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of OLIF versus TLIF for DLS. The results showed that there were no significant differences between the two procedures in terms of pain relief and functional improvement. However, OLIF was found to improve radiological outcomes and reduce intraoperative blood loss and hospital length of stay.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shengtao Dong, Yinghui Zhu, Hua Yang, Ningyu Tang, Guangyi Huang, Jie Li, Kang Tian
Summary: The study used the support vector machine algorithm to determine the predictors that contributed to unfavorable clinical efficacy among patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) after lumbar interbody fusion (LIF). Increased disc height, enlarged facet angle, and raised lateral listhesis grade were confirmed as risk factors for hindering patients' short-term functional recovery. Additionally, disc height alone was significantly associated with long-term functional recovery. The SVM model showed consistent and superior predictive performance, providing optimized clinical strategies for the treatment of DLS.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
R. Kaiser, L. Kantorova, A. Langaufova, S. Slezakova, D. Tuckova, M. Klugar, Z. Klezl, P. Barsa, J. Cienciala, R. Hajduk, L. Hrabalek, R. Kucera, D. Netuka, M. Prymek, M. Repko, M. Smrcka, J. Stulik
Summary: This study aims to provide recommendations for surgical treatment of degenerative lumbar stenosis (DLS) and spondylolisthesis. The results suggest that surgical decompression can improve function and leg pain in DLS patients. For unstable spondylolisthesis, simple decompression is recommended.
ACTA CHIRURGIAE ORTHOPAEDICAE ET TRAUMATOLOGIAE CECHOSLOVACA
(2023)
Review
Surgery
Yuzhou Chen, Yi Zhou, Junlong Chen, Yiping Luo, Yongtao Wang, Xiaohong Fan
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the reoperation rate and risk factors for reoperation in degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) patients after lumbar surgeries. The overall reoperation rate was found to be 10% in DLS patients, and obesity, diabetes, and smoking were identified as risk factors for reoperation.
Review
Orthopedics
Huan Ma, Fanyi Zhang, Qijie Ying, Baoze Pan, Yuting Li, Hongping Ge, Yu Cao, Tingfei Jiang, Meifen Dai, Conghua Ji
Summary: This study focused on exploring the long-term efficacies of oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) treatment for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS). The results showed that OLIF treatment effectively alleviates low back pain and leg pain, improves functional disability, increases spinal stability, and reduces slip ratio. However, further evaluation through long-term follow-up and multicenter randomized controlled trials is still needed.
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Pravesh Shankar Gadjradj, Mark Basilious, Jacob L. L. Goldberg, Fabian Sommer, Rodrigo Navarro-Ramirez, Catherine Mykolajtchuk, Amanda Z. Z. Ng, Branden Medary, Ibrahim Hussain, Roger Haertl
Summary: Surgical decompression is a standard treatment for degenerative spondylolisthesis in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. The addition of fusion remains controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis found no difference in functionality at 2 years of follow-up between decompression alone and decompression with fusion in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis.
EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Long Ge, Qi Wang, Yihan He, Darong Wu, Qi Zhou, Nenggui Xu, Kehu Yang, Yaolong Chen, Anthony Lin Zhang, Haiqing Hua, Jinchang Huang, Ka-Kit Hui, Fanrong Liang, Linpeng Wang, Bin Xu, Yufei Yang, Weimin Zhang, Baixiao Zhao, Bing Zhu, Xinfeng Guo, Charlie Changli Xue, Haibo Zhang, Charlie Changli Xue, Charlie Changli Xue, Haibo Zhang, Xinfeng Guo, Darong Wu, Kehu Yang, Yaolong Chen, Long Ge, Runsen He, Haiqing Hua, Jinchang Huang, Ka-Kit Hui, Fanrong Liang, Zuodi Pan, Linpeng Wang, Bin Xu, Nenggui Xu, Yufei Yang, Anthony Lin Zhang, Weimin Zhang, Baixiao Zhao, Bing Zhu, Qi Wang, Yihan He, Qi Zhou, Lihong Yang, Shaonan Liu, Jieyun Li, Liangying Hou, Qian Zhang, Honghao Lai, Xueling Chen, Xueyi Deng, Fuqin Kang
Summary: This study aims to develop an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for acupuncture in the treatment of patients with moderate and severe cancer pain. The guideline proposed three recommendations, providing guidance for the management of cancer pain patients.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Dongfan Wang, Wei Wang, Di Han, Sathish Muthu, Juan P. Cabrera, Waeel Hamouda, Luca Ambrosio, Jason P. Y. Cheung, Hai V. Le, Gianluca Vadala, Zorica Buser, Jeffrey C. Wang, Samuel Cho, S. Tim Yoon, Shibao Lu, Xiaolong Chen, Ashish D. Diwan
Summary: This systematic review compared the clinical effectiveness of reduction and fusion with in situ fusion in the management of patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS). The findings revealed that while reduction and fusion had a longer operating time compared to in situ fusion, there were no significant differences in other outcomes analyzed. Therefore, lumbar fusion with reduction does not appear to have substantial superiority over fusion without reduction for the management of DLS.
EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Nicole Schneider, Charles Fisher, Andrew Glennie, Jennifer Urquhart, John Street, Marcel Dvorak, Scott Paquette, Raphaele Charest-Morin, Tamir Ailon, Neil Manson, Ken Thomas, Parham Rasoulinejad, Raja Rampersaud, Chris Bailey
Summary: The decision to perform fusion surgery for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (LDS) is multifactorial, involving patient characteristics, radiographic parameters, and surgeon preferences. Surgeon factors play an important role in the preference for fusion surgery.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Alice Maria Santagostino, Delia Cannizzaro, Fanny Soekeland, Stefano Mancin, Beatrice Mazzoleni
Summary: This study conducted a systematic literature review on patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis and found that lumbar arthrodesis surgery significantly improved pain, disability, and quality of life. However, residual pain impacting quality of life remained regardless of the technique used.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Min Cheol Chang, Yoo Jin Choo, Gun Woo Lee
Summary: Comparing traditional pedicle screws with cortical bone trajectory-pedicle screws in posterior lumbar fusion surgery, it was found that the cortical screw group had less blood loss and shorter operative time, with a lower total complication rate. However, these findings were based on limited, bias-prone retrospective studies.
Article
Rehabilitation
Thiru M. Annaswamy, John-Ross Rizzo, Amy Schnappinger, David C. Morgenroth, Julia Patrick Engkasan, Elena Ilieva, W. David Arnold, Michael L. Boninger, Allison C. Bean, Carmen M. Cirstea, Brad E. Dicianno, Michael Fredericson, Prakash Jayabalan, Preeti Raghavan, Lumy Sawaki, Pradeep Suri, Stacy J. Suskauer, Qing Mei Wang, Maryam Hosseini, Christina M. Case, John Whyte, Sabrina Paganoni
Summary: This article reports the survey results of physiatry residency programs in the United States, discusses the implications of their findings, and provides recommendations for systematic evidence-based medicine (EBM) training.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Thiru M. Annaswamy, Kegan J. Cunniff, Mitchell Kroll, Lori Yap, Matthew Hasley, Chung-Kuang Lin, Jason Petrasic
Summary: In patients with uncomplicated chronic low back pain, the use of a back brace in addition to education and exercise instruction did not provide any pain relief compared to education and exercise instruction alone. Due to unlikely significant changes in results, the study was halted.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2021)
Letter
Rehabilitation
Thiru M. Annaswamy, Reva Singh, Nneka L. Ifejika
Article
Rehabilitation
Tri Pham, Adam Butler, Rick A. Weideman, Thiru M. Annaswamy
Summary: This study explores the association between phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor use and the prevalence of lumbar decompression surgery in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. The results suggest that patients on phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor therapy have a significantly lower surgical rate for lumbar decompression surgery compared to the control group.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2022)
Letter
Rehabilitation
Thiru M. Annaswamy, Amy J. Houtrow
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2022)
Review
Rehabilitation
Timothy J. Olivier, Baltich Becky Nelson, Tri Pham, Kavita Trivedi, Ankit Patel, G. Sunny Sharma, Chaitanya Konda, Thiru M. Annaswamy
Summary: This systematic review assessed the quality of low back pain clinical practice guidelines that include interventional management recommendations and found no association between the quality of the guidelines and their characteristics. The majority of the evaluated guidelines were of high quality, but there were variations in overall quality and recommendation ratings, with lower scores in the domain of applicability.
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Thiru M. Annaswamy, Michael Hatzakis, Andre Panagos
JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Aleks Borresen, Keerthana Chakka, Richard Wu, Chung-Kuang Lin, Cody Wolfe, Balakrishnan Prabhakaran, Thiru M. Annaswamy
Summary: This pilot study evaluated the potential of ARTESH in remotely examining upper extremity passive range of motion (PROM) and maximum isometric strength (MIS). The results showed high inter-rater agreements between remote and in-person evaluations for certain shoulder and arm movements. The study suggests that ARTESH has the potential to enhance the value of telemedicine platforms, but further improvements and studies are needed for better evaluation.
Editorial Material
Rehabilitation
Cindy H. Moon, Rachel Groman, Robert S. Jasak, Edward C. Burnetta, Marlis Gonzalez-Fernandez, Thiru Annaswamy, Prakash Jayabalan, Deborah A. Venesy, Tracy J. Sereiko, Steven R. Flanagan
Review
Rehabilitation
Timothy J. Olivier, Chaitanya Konda, Tri Pham, Becky Baltich Nelson, Ankit Patel, G. Sunny Sharma, Kavita Trivedi, Thiru M. Annaswamy
Summary: This literature review summarizes the recommendations on the interventional management of subacute and chronic nonradicular low back pain from 21 clinical practice guidelines. However, there is a lack of consistency in these recommendations, and the utility of the appraisal tool in guiding clinical implementation is unclear.
Article
Rehabilitation
Jeffery S. S. Johns, Thiru M. M. Annaswamy, Edward Burnetta, Melanie Dolak, Prateek Grover, Jason Gruss, Susan L. L. Hubbell, Britinia Johnson, Amish Patel, Christian Roehmer, Charlotte H. H. Smith
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Thiru M. Annaswamy, Kanchan Bahirat, Gargi Raval, Yu Yen Chung, Tri Pham, Balakrishnan Prabhakaran
Summary: This study investigates the clinical feasibility of a virtual mirror therapy system for patients with phantom pain. Preliminary results indicate that the system has the potential to improve pain and functioning.
PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Adam S. Tenforde, Joshua J. Alexander, Marcalee Alexander, Thiru M. Annaswamy, Conley J. Carr, Philip Chang, Monique Diaz, Mary A. Iaccarino, Stephen B. Lewis, Carolyn Millett, Sindhu Pandit, Claudia P. Ramirez, Robert Rinaldi, Megan Roop, Chloe S. Slocum, Gene Tekmyster, Deborah Venesy, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Richard D. Zorowitz, Todd R. Rowland
Summary: telehealth is the use of technology to provide healthcare services remotely outside of traditional in-person settings. The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) published a white paper exploring telehealth innovation in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). The paper summarizes the best use of telehealth in PM&R, while also addressing knowledge gaps and technological limitations. It identifies new opportunities for PM&R to advance translational research and improve patient care through telehealth.
Article
Rehabilitation
Kevin Desai, Balakrishnan Prabhakaran, Nneka Ifejika, Thiru M. Annaswamy
Summary: This study describes a new 3D exergames system called PIXER and its feasibility in a clinical setting for stroke survivors. The results showed that using PIXER for in-home rehabilitation improved physical functioning and had positive effects on the participants' overall function.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Frank Scali, Ai Ohno, Dennis Enix, Sherif Hassan
Summary: The study revealed that the posterior atlantooccipital membrane does not directly connect to the posterior arch of the atlas, but instead merges with the craniocervical dura mater and terminates at the level of the third cervical vertebra. This complex serves as a common attachment site for myodural and vertebrodural structures.
CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2022)