Pain
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Benefit of lumbar fusion for spinal stenosis found to be small to nonexistent
Key clinical point: The benefit of adding lumbar fusion surgery to decompression surgery for spinal stenosis was nonexistent in one large trial...
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Patient-controlled epidural analgesia similar to intravenous
Patient controlled epidural analgesia was associated with more pruritus and paresthesia than was patient-controlled intravenous analgesia.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome: Guidelines rate evidence for diagnosis, treatment
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New Pain Management Technique Can Preserve Muscle Strength in ACL Patients
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FDA requires boxed warnings for short-acting opioids
The new boxed warning affects 87 innovator products and 141 generic immediate-release opioids. The FDA notified manufacturers of its decision...
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How physicians can reverse the opioid crisis
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New CDC opioid guideline targets overprescribing for chronic pain
Nonopioid therapy is the preferred approach to manage chronic pain outside of active cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care, the CDC said.
Case Reports
14-Year-Old Boy With Mild Antecedent Neck Pain in Setting of Acute Trauma: A Rare Case of Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Spine
A 14-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with neck pain after a football accident. Imaging revealed a discrete, expansile, lytic,...
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New postop pain guideline: Multiple approaches to target different pain mechanisms
The American Pain Society has published a new Clinical Practice Guideline for Managing Postoperative Pain.
Case Reports
Extreme Postinjection Flare in Response to Intra-Articular Triamcinolone Acetonide (Kenalog)
As intra-articular corticosteroid injections (CSIs) are a common treatment for osteoarthritis, physicians must well understand their potential...
Original Research
Clinical Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Versus Open TLIF: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study
In this study, we compare intermediate-term outcomes in minimally invasive surgical transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) to open TLIF...