2024
Geriatric Vertebral Compression Fracture: A Database Study Characterizing Use and Trends for Prescribed Thoracic/Lumbar Orthoses.
Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Moran J, Jeong S, Grauer J, Varthi A. Geriatric Vertebral Compression Fracture: A Database Study Characterizing Use and Trends for Prescribed Thoracic/Lumbar Orthoses. Global Spine Journal 2024, 21925682241238672. PMID: 38546972, DOI: 10.1177/21925682241238672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompression fracturesFractures associated with osteoporosisVertebral compression fracturesMultivariate logistic regressionIndicator of infectionPearlDiver databaseIndependent predictorsTreatment algorithmInclusion criteriaFemale sexLogistic regressionT5-L5Geographic regionsFracture managementFracture levelNational databasePatientsExclusion criteriaYounger ageBraceNon-clinicalCharacterized useOrthosesDatabaseFracture
2006
Back pain in athletes.
Lawrence JP, Greene HS, Grauer JN. Back pain in athletes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2006, 14: 726-35. PMID: 17148620, DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200612000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBack painSelf-limiting symptomsChronic back painTreatment of athletesDegenerative disc diseaseHigh incidence rateSpecific spinal pathologyRecurrent symptomsSymptomatic improvementTreatment algorithmIdentifiable pathologyPhysical examinationThorough historyRisk factorsDisc diseaseImpact sportsIncidence rateLumbar injuriesClinical challengeLong-term consequencesLumbar spineAthletic activitySpinal pathologyRecreational athletesPertinent imaging