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Article: New findings reported from Royal Preston Hospital describe advances in life sciences.
- Article from:
- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- April 22, 2009
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New investigation results, 'Evaluation of responsiveness of Oswestry low back pain disability index,' are detailed in a study published in Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. In this recently published article, scientists in Preston, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To assess the response of Oswestry disability index (ODI) among patients undergoing caudal epidural steroid injections for lumbosacral radicular pain. A total number of 107 consecutive patients were analysed."
"ODI was obtained at preassessment and then at 6 weeks post-injection. At follow-up, patients were asked to rate their condition on an ordinal scale as compared to pre-injection ...