Reuven Gepstein
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Shabat S, Miller L, Block J, Gepstein R
Clin Interv Aging
. 2011 Oct;
6:227-33.
PMID: 21966217
Purpose: To assess the safety and effectiveness of a novel, minimally invasive interspinous spacer in patients with moderate lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Methods: A total of 53 patients (mean age,...
2.
Shabat S, Arinzon Z, Gepstein R, Folman Y
J Spinal Disord Tech
. 2011 Apr;
24(3):142-5.
PMID: 21519302
Study Design: A retrospective study of elderly patients (more than 65 y of age) who underwent surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis between 1990 and 2000 was carried out. Among all...
3.
Arinzon Z, Shabat S, Peisakh A, Gepstein R, Berner Y
Arch Gerontol Geriatr
. 2009 Mar;
50(1):86-91.
PMID: 19303648
Hip fracture represents the most dramatic expression of the disease, in terms of morbidity, medical cost and mortality. The incidence of hip fracture increases substantially with age. The purpose of...
4.
Folman Y, Shabat S, Catz A, Gepstein R
Surg Neurol
. 2008 Feb;
70(4):398-401.
PMID: 18262618
Background: Ten to 40% of patients who have undergone state-of-the-art surgery for HLD do not obtain relief of pain. The relationship among timing of surgery for HLD, type of herniation,...
5.
Gepstein R, Shabat S, Reichel M, Pikarsky I, Folman Y
Spine J
. 2007 Nov;
8(5):741-6.
PMID: 17981094
Background Context: Up to a fifth of the patients who had discectomy undergo spinal fusion because of disabling low back pain. Purpose: To compare the clinical outcome of percutaneous posterior...
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Shabat S, Arinzon Z, Folman Y, Leitner J, David R, Pevzner E, et al.
Eur Spine J
. 2007 Oct;
17(2):193-8.
PMID: 17940811
The purpose of our prospective study is to evaluate the surgical outcome among patients aged 80 years and above, who underwent surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. We assessed patients' clinical...
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Lumbar spine surgery in Israeli Arabs and Jews: a comparative study with emphasis on pain perception
Gepstein R, Arinzon Z, Folman Y, Shabat S, Adunsky A
Isr Med Assoc J
. 2007 Jul;
9(6):443-7.
PMID: 17642391
Background: Surgery for spinal stenosis is a frequent procedure in elderly patients. Presentation, hospital course, and outcome of disease including pain perception may vary among patients of different ethnic origin....
8.
Arinzon Z, Gepstein R, Shabat S, Berner Y
Disabil Rehabil
. 2007 Apr;
29(8):651-8.
PMID: 17453986
Purpose: To evaluate the role of pain perception on admission to geriatric rehabilitation on the functional recovery after rehabilitation treatment in elderly patients with hip fracture and on the length...
9.
Gepstein R, Arinzon Z, Folman Y, Shuval I, Shabat S
Surg Neurol
. 2007 Mar;
67(4):360-6.
PMID: 17350401
Background: Postoperative pain is one of the most common therapeutic problems in hospitals. Patient-controlled analgesia has gained popularity over the last decade in dealing with this problem. The goal of...
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Folman Y, Shabat S, Gepstein R
J Surg Orthop Adv
. 2007 Feb;
15(4):203-8.
PMID: 17313932
Posterior lumbar interbody fusion is an accepted surgical technique to treat disabling lower back pain due to degenerative disc disease. In the techniques that prevail, installation of large fixed-size twin...