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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 87-B, Issue 2 | Pages 279 - 279
1 Feb 2005
Grevitt M


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 82-B, Issue 7 | Pages 1034 - 1037
1 Sep 2000
Kothari P Freeman B Grevitt M Kerslake R

Injury to the spinal cord without radiological abnormality often occurs in the skeletally immature cervical and thoracic spine. We describe four adult patients with this diagnosis involving the cervical spine with resultant quadriparesis. The relevant literature is reviewed. The implications for initial management of the injury, the role of MRI and the need for a high index of suspicion are highlighted.


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 79-B, Issue 1 | Pages 48 - 52
1 Jan 1997
Grevitt M Khazim R Webb J Mulholland R Shepperd J

The Short Form-36 (SF-36) health questionnaire has been put forward as a general measure of outcome in health care and has been evaluated in several recent studies in the UK. We report its use in three groups of patients after spinal operations and have compared it with the Oswestry and Low Back Pain disability scales.

There was a significant correlation between all variables of the SF-36 and the low-back scores. The mental-health items had the weakest correlation. Our study shows that the SF-36 questionnaire is valid and has internal consistency when applied to these patients.


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 77-B, Issue 4 | Pages 626 - 629
1 Jul 1995
Grevitt M McLaren A Shackleford I Mulholland R

We treated 137 patients with symptomatic lumbar disc prolapse by automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy (APLD). Seventeen (12%) required further operation. At a mean follow-up of 55 months, the success rate was 45%. Of those who had APLD alone, 52% were graded as either excellent or good. In this group, 76% were employed, and the mean Oswestry score was 28.2%. One-third of those patients initially rated as successful had deterioration in symptoms and increased disability from back pain. The Short Form 36 health survey questionnaire revealed that these patients had a chronic ill-health profile.