BACKGROUND Patients with end-stage renal diseases (ESRD) have an increased risk of sleep-disordered breathing. With regard to this disorder, controversy persists about prevalence, cost-effective assessment and socio-economical relevance. METHODS Therefore, we performed, for the first time, overnight ambulatory oximetry in combination with a sleep questionnaire in 38 unselected patients with E...

Study Design A retrospective cohort study. Objective The aim of this study is to assess the association of demographic and perioperative factors with clinical outcomes of lumbar interbody fusion with a porous nitinol (TiNi) implant for degenerative disc disease. Methods Forty-one patients with degenerative lumbar disease were prospectively followed for a mean of 4.8 years. All patients were...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy of percutaneous adhesiolysis (PA) compared to fluoroscopy (FL)-guided transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) in patients with radicular pain caused by lumbar foraminal spinal stenosis (LFSS) by assessing pain relief and functional improvement at 4 and 12 weeks post-procedure. METHODS This retrospective study included 45 patients who underwent P...

Background contextEffective alternatives to lumbar fusion for degenerative conditions have remained elusive. Anterior total disc replacement does not address facet pathology or central/recess stenosis, resulting in limited indications. A posterior-based motion-preserving option that allows neural decompression, facetectomy, and reconstruction of the facets may a role.PurposeThe purpose was comp...

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal and psychosocial problems have tended to increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate changes in musculoskeletal status of teachers pandemic due online education investigate effects preventive telerehabilitation applications for problems. METHODS: Forty who conducted volunteered participate study. All assessments were performed via methods. The Corne...

Background: Sagittal imbalance is known as the main radiographic driver of disability in adult spinal deformity (ASD).In this study, the association of radiological spinopelvic parameters and clinical outcomes was evaluated following thecorrective surgery of sagittal imbalance, in order to explore the predictive ability of each parameter.Methods: A total of 23 patients, who underwent corrective...

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of two treatment protocols, core stability exercises combined with self-myofascial release and only on physiotherapy rehabilitation students sufferin from non-specific low back pain in terms functional capability pain. Study Design: Randomized Clinical Trial. Methods: 28 (18 females, 10 males) whose activity VAS was equal or more than 6 (mean age, 26.78 ± 3.6...

Patients and Methods Between 2007 and 2011, 98 patients underwent coccygectomy for chronic coccydynia. The patients were aged > 18 years, had coccygeal pain, local tenderness and a radiological abnormality, and had failed conservative management. Outcome measures were the Short Form 36 (SF-36), the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and a visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain. Secondary analysis co...

We propose a novel optical delay interferometer (ODI) with an optically controllable phase shifter. The proposed interferometer is implemented by using a phase shifted fiber Bragg grating and an Yb(3+)/Al(3+) co-doped optical fiber. The phase of the delayed optical signal is linearly controlled by adjusting the induced pumping power of a laser diode at 976 nm. Polarization dependent loss, polar...