Clinical spine surgery
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Clinical spine surgery · Dec 2018
Fatty Infiltration of Cervical Spine Extensor Musculature: Is there a Relationship With Cervical Sagittal Balance?
This is a retrospective review of a single surgeon cervical deformity (CD) database. ⋯ Level III.
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Clinical spine surgery · Dec 2018
What is a Right Distal Fusion Level for Prevention of Sagittal Imbalance in Multilevel Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery: C7 or T1?
This was a retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Level III.
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Clinical spine surgery · Nov 2018
Continued Inpatient Care After Elective 1- to 2-level Posterior Lumbar Fusions Increases 30-day Postdischarge Readmissions and Complications.
This was a retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Level III.
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Clinical spine surgery · Aug 2018
Upper Instrumented Vertebrae Distal to T2 Leads to a Higher Incidence of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis During Growing-rod Treatment for Early Onset Scoliosis.
A retrospective case series. ⋯ Level III.
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Clinical spine surgery · May 2018
Comparative Study Observational StudyImpact of Cervical Sagittal Alignment on Axial Neck Pain and Health-related Quality of Life After Cervical Laminoplasty in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy or Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Prospective Comparative Study.
This is prospective observational study. ⋯ This study demonstrated a significant negative correlation between neck pain and CSF in both the CSM and OPLL groups preoperatively and in the OPLL group postoperatively. Radiographic cervical sagittal alignment did not significantly correlate with preoperative or postoperative axial neck pain.