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Dino Samartzis
Researcher at Rush University Medical Center
Publications - 320
Citations - 9114
Dino Samartzis is an academic researcher from Rush University Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Low back pain & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 288 publications receiving 7003 citations. Previous affiliations of Dino Samartzis include University of Oxford & Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Magnetically controlled growing rods for severe spinal curvature in young children: a prospective case series
Kenneth M.C. Cheung,Jason Pui Yin Cheung,Dino Samartzis,Kin-Cheung Mak,Yat-Wa Wong,WY Cheung,Behrooz A. Akbarnia,Keith Dip-Kei Luk +7 more
TL;DR: The MCGR procedure can be safely and effectively used in outpatient settings, and minimises surgical scarring and psychological distress, improves quality of life, and is more cost-effective than is the traditional growing rod procedure.
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A population-based study of juvenile disc degeneration and its association with overweight and obesity, low back pain, and diminished functional status
Dino Samartzis,Jaro Karppinen,Florence P. S. Mok,Daniel Y. T. Fong,Keith D. K. Luk,Kenneth M.C. Cheung +5 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the presence of juvenile disc degeneration was strongly associated with overweight and obesity, low back pain, increasedLow back pain intensity, and diminished physical and social functioning.
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Pathobiology of Modic changes
TL;DR: Modic changes are likely to be more than just a coincidental imaging finding in LBP patients and rather represent an underlying pathology that should be a target for therapy.
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The association of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration on magnetic resonance imaging with body mass index in overweight and obese adults: A population-based study
Dino Samartzis,Jaro Karppinen,Daniel W. Chan,Keith D. K. Luk,Kenneth M.C. Cheung,Kenneth M.C. Cheung +5 more
TL;DR: The findings, in one of the largest studies to systematically assess lumbar disc degeneration on MRI, indicated a significant association between the presence, extent, and global severity ofDisc degeneration with weight in overweight and obese adults.
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Low back pain in older adults: risk factors, management options and future directions
TL;DR: Common causes and risk factors (modifiable and non-modifiable) of developing severe/chronic LBP in older adults are summarized to highlight specific issues in assessing and treating seniors with LBP, and to discuss future research directions.