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First received: November 10, 2022

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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