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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/spine-injuries-and-disorders
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lumbar-fusion-protocol.pdf
June 20, 2024 - The fourth and fifth lumbar (L4-L5) vertebrae are most frequently involved, with L5-
S1 or L3-L4 involvement … • Fusion: A surgery that fuses vertebrae using bone grafts or other materials for
stabilization. … • Spondylolisthesis: When one vertebra slips over another in the lumbar spine, potentially
causing … ((spine or spinal) adj3 fusion).tw,kf.
8. Diskectomy/
9. … ((spine or spinal) adj3 fusion).tw,kf.
8. Diskectomy/
9.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/nt_docs/cervical-degenerative-topic-brief.pdf
March 01, 2023 - Spine Journal:
Official Journal of the North American Spine Society. 2016 11;16(11):1351-7. doi:
https … Clinical Spine Surgery : A Spine Publication. 2018 03;31(2):E98-E101. doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1097 … Clinical Spine Surgery : A Spine Publication. 2018 12;31(10):420-
7. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ … Spine Journal: Official Journal of the North American Spine Society. 2016 Feb;16(2):163-7. doi:
https … (13)
27 limit 26 to (english language and yr="2016 -Current") (0)
28 exp Cervical Vertebrae/ and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-265-radiation-bone-disease-addendum-app.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - 1 spine metastasis: 76.7%
2-3 spine metastases: 23.3% Radioresistant: 13.0%
Other: 87.0% 63 84% White … Comorbidities: NR
Duration of pain: NR
Non-bone metastases: NR
NRS median pain across all treated vertebrae … score of 0 with no increase in nar-cotic pain medication and no progressive pain at the othertreated spine … pain score
NRS Pain Progression: Increase of 3 points from the baseline pain score at any treated spine … B
NRS Pain - index vertebra only, mean change from baseline (SD)
Baseline: 6.06 (2.61) vs. 5.88 (2.41
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/cervical-degenerative-protocol.pdf
January 12, 2022 - is comprised of seven vertebrae with discs between the vertebrae that
are comprised mostly of water … Additionally,
intervertebral spacers and additional plating may be used, the vertebrae may or may not … removal of disc
• Foraminotomy: surgery to widen the bony area where spinal nerve roots exit the
spinal … column
• Fusion: a stabilizing surgery where vertebral levels are fused (via bridging bone)
using … due to
compression of vertebrae
• Laminoplasty: surgical procedure that enlarges the spinal canal
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/musculoskeletal-disorders-imaging_research-protocol.pdf
August 05, 2010 - or legal cases or letter or news or newspaper article or
"review")
30. 28 not 29
31. exp Cervical Vertebrae … ("lumbar" or "lumbar stenosis").tw.
38. exp Lumbar Vertebrae/
39. exp Neck Pain/
40. exp Neck/
41 … Spinal Curvatures/
47. spinal osteophytosis/ or spinal stenosis/ or spondylolisthesis/ or thoracic vertebrae … Spine. 2008;33:61-
67.
7. Zou J, Yang H, Miyazaki M et al. … Spine. 2008;33:E140-E144.
8. Sistrom CL and McKay NL.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-265-radiation-bone-disease-disposition-comments.pdf
August 29, 2023 - This is
within my area of expertise a spine surgeon who evaluates and
treats patients with metastatic … This is within my area of expertise a spine surgeon who
evaluates and treats patients with metastatic … Can
we be explicit that spine mets was excluded from this study? … Rationale: In the surgery world, spine tends to be treated
differently than non-spine. … Spine metastasis is not mentioned
in this study specifically.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-274-tethered-spinal-cord-executive-summary.pdf
October 01, 2024 - surrounding tissues, which prevents the spinal cord from
moving to keep up with the lengthening of the spine … • A very small body of evidence exists for revision detethering and spinal column
shortening for … Combined surgery versus staged surgery for different spine conditions may be associated
with fewer post … A very small body of evidence exists for revision detethering and spinal column
shortening for repeat
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-nomination-bone-metastases.pdf
February 01, 2017 - One prospective, randomized trial confirms both
peripheral and spine-based painful metastases can be … When should patients receive retreatment with radiation to spine lesions causing recurrent pain? … Patients with recurrent spine pain more than 1 month after initial treatment should be
considered for … When should highly conformal RT be considered for retreatment of spine lesions causing recurrent pain … Advanced radiation techniques such as SBRT retreatment for recurrent pain in spine
bone lesions may be
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/lumbar-spinal-fusion/protocol
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/back-pain-imaging_clinician.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Ap-
proximately 90 percent of older adults have incidental findings on spine imaging
studies, which … The study population consisted of patients
who underwent lumbar spine imaging
within 6 weeks of their … Controls did not have any
spine imaging within 6 weeks of the index
visit. … Spine (Phila Pa
1976). 1999 Sep;24(17):1813-9. PMID: 10488512.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tethered-spinal-cord-protocol.pdf
July 19, 2023 - vertebral
osteotomy, vertebral column shortening, spinal cord
transection, or other surgery
Comparators … column
shortening' OR ('spinal column shortening' AND tethered)) NOT [medline]/lim OR ("low
lying … column shortening” OR (“spinal column shortening” AND tethered) ) OR AB ( “tethered
cord syndrome” … OR “tethered spinal cord” OR “tethered cord” OR “spinal column
shortening” OR (“spinal column shortening … column shortening”
OR (“spinal column shortening” AND tethered) ) OR TI (“low lying conus” OR “fatty
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/back-pain-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
February 29, 2016 - The Spine Journal: 2011
Jul;11(7):585- 98. … Spine.
2004;29(23):2593-602.) … Orthopaedic Knowledge Update:
Spine. 2nd ed. … Spine
Journal 142104 11062. … Spine J.
149 21043.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/lumbar-spinal-fusion/draft-comments
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/form/lumbar-spinal-fusion/draft-comments
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-protocol-osteoporosis_2.pdf
October 05, 2018 - below the average BMD of young white women.[2] Considering
BMD at either the femoral neck or lumbar spine … †Osteopenia/low bone mass defined by hip or lumbar spine DXA BMD T-score < -1.0
and > -2.5. … †Osteopenia/low bone mass defined by hip or lumbar spine DXA BMD T-score < -1.0 and > -2.5.
8 … †Osteopenia/low bone mass defined by hip or lumbar spine DXA BMD T-score < -1.0 and > -2.5.
10 … informant
KQ key question
MCI mild cognitive impairment
MOF major osteoporotic fracture (hip, vertebra
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-13121.pdf
December 05, 2013 - Artificial disc replacement for
degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine. … Chicago (IL):
Becker's Spine Review; 2012 Nov 27
[accessed 2013 Feb 27]. [2 p]. … J Neurosurg Spine.
2013 Nov;19(5):532-45. Epub 2013 Sep 6.
PMID: 24010901
9. … Spine
J. 2013 Sep;13(9 (Suppl 1)):164S-5S.
11. Lee SE. … Artificial intervertebral disc: cervical spine.
Medical policy #585. [internet].
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
June 01, 2013 - Artificial disc replacement for
degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine. … Chicago (IL):
Becker's Spine Review; 2012 Nov 27
[accessed 2013 Feb 27]. [2 p]. … Deerfield (IL): Spine-health.com [accessed
2013 Apr 17]. [4 p]. … Artificial intervertebral disc: cervical spine.
Medical policy #585. [internet]. … Total
artificial disc replacement for the spine.
Medical policy number 2012T0437L.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/rt-bone-metatases-final-protocol-amendment.pdf
August 10, 2022 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Nature and Burden of Bone Metastases
Spine … and non-spine bone metastases are common in advanced cancers, representing the
third most common type … Spine and non-spine bone metastases - current
controversies and future direction. … Decision making in patients with metastatic spine. … Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015
Nov;40(21):1660-73. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001061.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-vibration-therapy_technical-brief.pdf
January 01, 2020 - that leads to increased bone fragility and greater fracture risk,
especially of the wrist, hip, and spine … DXA and CT to measure BMD.47 The location of the BMD
measurements included the femoral neck, lumbar spine … Transmissibility of 15-hertz to 35-hertz
vibrations to the human hip and lumbar
spine: determining … Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2003
Dec 1; 28(23):2621-7.
41. Xie L, Jacobson JM, Choi ES, et al. … No NA No NA No NA Balance; BMI
Ruan, 200870 Lumbar spine L2-L4;
femoral neck
No NA No NA No NA