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Back Pain
Pain relief immediately after surgery for spinal malformations is good, but recurrence is common
March 24th, 2006
Pain resolution after surgical resection of intramedullary spinal cord cavernous malformations was analyzed. Scientists in the United States conducted a study "to determine the short- and long-term effects of surgical resection of intramedullary spinal cavernous malformations on preoperative pain. Between 1988 and 2003, 53 intramedullary spinal cavernous malformations were surgically managed." L.J. Kim and colleagues from St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, wrote a "retrospective analysis of this cohort revealed 23 (43%) patients who presented with pain as a clinically relevant feature. "Long-term...
Source: Drug Week (2006-03-24)
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