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Canadian Spine Society

Significant controversy still exists regarding the use of bracing in AIS patients at risk for curve progression and eventual surgery. A recent high-level study has convincingly shown that bracing impacts the natural history of AIS and, in those properly braced, significantly reduces the need for a subsequent operation. In light of the resulting decrease in the indications for surgical intervention, the bias against bracing should be reevaluated.

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Canadian Spine Society

Steroids are potent anti-inflammatory agents, but axial low back pain is not primarily an inflammatory condition and any inflammation that does exist generally cannot be accessed via the spinal canal. The outcomes of ESI for axial low back pain are poor compared to its use in radiculopathy due to disc herniation. Although serious adverse events are rare, catastrophic events can occur and any symptom relief from the injection typically lasts only for a matter of weeks. The inconsequential ...

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Canadian Spine Society

Unless the image has a direct bearing on the treatment decision it is not required. Spinal “abnormalities” in asymptomatic individuals are common and increase with age. For those with back dominant symptoms (i.e., axial back pain) there is an extremely high false positive rate; most of the findings have no correlation with the clinical picture. For the majority of low back complaints obtaining spinal imaging does not improve patient care but can lead to inappropriate interventions and does ...

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Canadian Spine Society

For over half a century back pain has been the most common reason for spinal fusion. Yet there is no unequivocal evidence that fusion is superior to comprehensive conservative treatment for treating back pain without focal structural pathology and concordant mechanical or neurological symptoms. It is often impossible to locate the precise source of the pain; in many cases the symptoms are multifactorial and can encompass elements such as centralized pain that exist outside the spine. The ...

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Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada

Large retrospective cohort studies have shown no difference in treatment failure rate between children with uncomplicated acute hematogenous osteomyelitis treated with prolonged IV therapy when compared with shorter IV therapy and early transition to oral, to complete the course of therapy. “Prolonged” IV therapy definitions varied and ranged from 7 days or more in one cohort to the entire treatment course of 3 to 6 weeks in another. Of note, complications with PICC lines in the prolonged ...