… by the Dallas Pain Questionnaire improved significantly in both groups, and there were
no significant differences in results between the two groups, except for significantly better (P< …

Study Design. A prospective randomized clinical study with a 2-year follow-up period was
conducted. Objective. To analyze the effects of circumferential fusion using ALIF radiolucent …

Study Design. A prospective randomized clinical study in which four observers evaluated
radiographs of posterolateral fusion masses. Objectives. To evaluate the accuracy of …

Study Design. A prospective randomized clinical study. Objectives. To evaluate supplementary
pedicle screw fixation (Cotrel-Dubousset) in posterolateral lumbar spinal fusion. …

Study Design. Cost-utility evaluation of a randomized, controlled trial with a 4-to 8-year
follow-up. Objective. To investigate the incremental cost per quality-adjusted-life-year (QALY) …

Prophylactic efficacy and safety of a low molecular weight (LMW) heparin against postoperative
thromboembolic complications were investigated in a double-blind, randomized study. …

Study Design. A comparative study of radiation dose measured in anthropomorphic phantoms.
Objectives. The aim of this study was to first report the first organ dose and effective dose …

Reduction of high-grade spondylolisthesis is a surgically demanding procedure, which has
been reported to incur a relatively high risk of neurologic damage, pseudoarthrosis, and …

Study design: This was a prospective validation study with technical notes. Objective: This
study aimed to validate a new ultra–low-dose full-spine protocol for reproducible Cobb angle …

This study evaluated repeated mean organ dose measurements of the liver by phantom
dosimetry and statistical modelling in order to find a way to reduce the number of dosemeters …