Background: Lumbar Canal Stenosis (LCS) is the most common reason for spinal surgery in older patients. Identifying factors influencing the outcome of surgical management is important in clinical research. Objectives: This study aims to identify the factors affecting the outcome of surgical management for LCS. Materials & Methods: This prospective non-randomized cohort study was conducted at ...

STUDY DESIGN Prospective longitudinal validation study. OBJECTIVE To translate and cross-culturally adapt the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) to the Tamil language (ODI-T), and to evaluate its reliability and construct validity. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA ODI is widely used as a disease specific questionnaire in back pain patients to evaluate pain and disability. A thorough literature searc...

BACKGROUND Polysomnography (PSG) is currently the "gold standard" for the diagnosis of the sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS). Nocturnal oximetry (NO) has been used with contradictory results. A prospective study was performed to determine the accuracy of NO as a diagnostic tool and to evaluate the reduction in the number of PSGs if the diagnosis of SAHS had been established by this method....

BACKGROUND Interlaminar epidural steroid injection (ESI) is a well-established intervention to improve radicular leg pain. However, few studies have demonstrated the prognostic factors for interlaminar ESI. OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical effectiveness and prognostic indicators of parasagittal interlaminar ESI during a 2-week follow-up. STUDY DESIGN Prospective evaluation. SETTING A...

There has been indication of correlation between periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome. Reports including review article suggest a triangular relationship between the trios of diabetes, obesity and periodontitis. However, the extent of the correlation has neither been defined, nor data generated to substantiate the correlations. This population-based study investigated the relationship in ...

OBJECTIVES In its guidelines on the use of portable monitors to diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine endorses home polygraphy with type III devices recording at a minimum airflow the respiratory effort and pulse oximetry, but advises against simple pulse oximetry. However, oximetry is widely available and simple to use in the home. This study was designed to...

BACKGROUND The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is widely used for patients with back pain. However, few studies have examined its psychometric properties using modern measurement theory. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the ODI in patients with back pain using Rasch analysis. METHODS A total of 408 patients with back pain participated in this cross-s...

background & aim : low back pain (lbp) has developed as a major public health problem in the western industrialized societies, and the socio-economic burden of this problem has a huge dimension. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of body mechanics behavior on lbp of workers.| methods & materials : descriptive study includes convenience sample of 290 workers who work at car prod...

Introduction: Differential diagnosis of skeletal and dental relationships is crucial for planning orthodontic treatment. Overbite depth indicator (ODI) and anteroposterior dysplasia indicator (APDI) had been introduced in the past for assessment of vertical and sagittal jaw relationships, respectively. Objective: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the reliability of ODI and APDI i...