Clinical Trial: Flexion-Extension Radiograph Imaging Protocol Reliability Study
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition:
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Spinal Instability
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Evaluating the Test-retest Reliability of a Standardized Flexion - Extension Radiograph Imaging Protocol for the Lumbar Spine.
Brief Summary:
Orthopedic surgeons often face the dilemma of whether to add fusion to a decompression procedure of the spine. Their decision mainly relies on personal experience to determine if a level is unstable preoperatively or if a specific decompression procedure might destabilize the spine. Lumbar spine flexion-extension radiographs aim to provide clinicians with images to assess the dynamism of a vertebral level, which crucial for evaluating spinal instability. However, the lack of a standardized imaging protocol for…
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