2012
Is it possible to train patients to limit weight bearing on a lower extremity?
Hustedt JW, Blizzard DJ, Baumgaertner MR, Leslie MP, Grauer JN. Is it possible to train patients to limit weight bearing on a lower extremity? Orthopedics 2012, 35: e31-7. PMID: 22229610, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20111122-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight-bearing instructionsPartial weight-bearing instructionsOrthopedic patientsWeight bearingBathroom scaleBiofeedback deviceBiofeedback trainingAbility of patientsPostoperative extremityHealthy patientsLower extremitiesPatientsMedical literatureClinical interventionsVerbal instructionsSuperior complianceExtremitiesInterventionAverage weight
2011
Neurogenic and Myopathic Deformities of the Cervical Spine
Blizzard D, Hustedt J, Grauer J. Neurogenic and Myopathic Deformities of the Cervical Spine. Seminars In Spine Surgery 2011, 23: 206-209. DOI: 10.1053/j.semss.2011.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsSurgical interventionCervical spineCommon systemic conditionsSpectrum of etiologiesUnique management challengesReversible causesReversible symptomsNeurologic deficitsSymptomatic controlSymptomatic patientsSystemic treatmentKyphotic deformityClinical presentationProgressive conditionSystemic conditionsTreatment strategiesCommon causeEffective treatmentSpine surgeonsClinical scenariosDeformityPatientsEtiologySpineIntervention
2010
Contemporary Management of Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniations
Jegede KA, Ndu A, Grauer JN. Contemporary Management of Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniations. Orthopedic Clinics Of North America 2010, 41: 217-224. PMID: 20399360, DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2010.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar disc herniationSymptomatic disc herniationDisc herniationClinical presentationSurgical interventionSymptomatic lumbar disc herniationMainstay of treatmentCommon clinical entityPatient's clinical presentationMagnetic resonance imagingClinical entityAsymptomatic individualsLumbar discectomyTreatment optionsConservative measuresSignificant symptomsPhysical therapyHerniationMajor abnormalitiesResonance imagingContemporary managementSymptomsPatientsInterventionDiscectomy