40 patients aged over 50 who complained of postural abnormality and gait disturbance
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: It is a case which was classified as kyphosis by lateral X-rays and the case that a long-time walking is not possible
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: It is a case with the gait disturbance for the disease of lower limbs, tumor of spine or lower limbs, neurologic abnormality, the spinal compression fracture of the acute phase, lumbar spinal surgery, the history of the vertebral fracture except the compression fracture
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of back pain and activity of daily living by self-written questionnaire Evaluation time; at the start, 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Tohoku University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery