The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 12 , Pages 1055-1064 , December 2010

The Chiropractic Hospital-based Interventions Research Outcomes (CHIRO) Study: a randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of clinical practice guidelines in the medical and chiropractic management of patients with acute mechanical low back pain

  • Paul B. Bishop, DC, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), 6110-818 West 10th Ave., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1M9
    • Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Division of Spine, Department of Orthopaedics, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1M9
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), Blusson Spine Centre, University of British Columbia, 6110-818 West 10th Ave., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1M9. Tel.: (604) 875-4549; fax: (604) 875-5858.
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  • Jeffrey A. Quon, DC, PhD, FCCSC

      Affiliations

    • School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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  • Charles G. Fisher, MD, MHSc, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), 6110-818 West 10th Ave., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1M9
    • Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Division of Spine, Department of Orthopaedics, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1M9
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  • Marcel F.S. Dvorak, MD, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), 6110-818 West 10th Ave., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1M9
    • Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, Division of Spine, Department of Orthopaedics, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1M9

Received 13 January 2010 ,Revised 23 July 2010 ,Accepted 22 August 2010.

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Author disclosures: MFSD (royalties, Medtronic; stock ownership, including options and warrants, Medtronic; consulting, Medtronic; research support: staff/materials, Medtronic; grants, Medtronic, DePuy Spine, Rick Hansen Foundation; fellowship support, Medtronic, Synthes, DePuy); CGF (royalties, Medtronic; consulting, Medtronic; speaking/teaching arrangements, Medtronic, DePuy, AO; trips/travel, Medtronic, DePuy, AO; research support: staff/materials, Medtronic, DePuy; fellowship support, Medtronic, Synthes).

PII: S1529-9430(10)01114-9

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.08.019

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 12 , Pages 1055-1064 , December 2010

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