2013
Oswestry Disability Index is a better indicator of lumbar motion than the Visual Analogue Scale
Ruiz FK, Bohl DD, Webb ML, Russo GS, Grauer JN. Oswestry Disability Index is a better indicator of lumbar motion than the Visual Analogue Scale. The Spine Journal 2013, 14: 1860-1865. PMID: 24216395, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOswestry Disability IndexVisual analog scaleRange of motionVAS scoresLumbar motionDisability IndexDisability scoresAnalog scaleLower extremitiesOutcome measuresFunctional ROMClinical cohort studyLumbar ROMLumbar interventionsAxial painCohort studyNeurologic complaintsLumbar pathologyLumbar complaintsSuch painDaily livingAverage ageClinical practicePainLinear regression analysis
2009
Differences between neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons in classifying cervical dislocation injuries and making assessment and treatment decisions: a multicenter reliability study.
Arnold PM, Brodke DS, Rampersaud YR, Harrop JS, Dailey AT, Shaffrey CI, Grauer JN, Dvorak MF, Bono CM, Wilsey JT, Lee JY, Nassr A, Vaccaro AR. Differences between neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons in classifying cervical dislocation injuries and making assessment and treatment decisions: a multicenter reliability study. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2009, 38: e156-61. PMID: 20011745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryMagnetic resonance imagingPretreatment magnetic resonance imagingCervical dislocation injuriesDislocation injuriesSpine surgeonsIncomplete spinal cord injuryComplete spinal cord injuryCervical spinal injuryBilateral facet dislocationImmediate closed reductionMulticenter reliability studyIntact patientsCervical injuryClosed reductionFacet dislocationCord injurySpinal injuryTreatment decisionsCervical dislocationTherapeutic implicationsClinical scenariosOrthopaedic surgeonsInjuryResonance imaging