Spine deformity
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Single-center, prospective, randomized, double-blinded trial. ⋯ Compared with Amicar, TXA use was associated with a lower allogenic transfusion requirement, less alteration in postoperative clotting studies, and a trend toward lower blood loss in pediatric posterior spinal fusion patients.
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Program director survey. ⋯ This study examined the opinions of orthopedic and neurological surgery residency and spine fellowship PDs regarding current spine surgery training in the United States. A large majority of PDs thought that both orthopedic and neurological surgical trainees should complete a fellowship if they plan to perform spinal deformity surgery. These results provide a background for further efforts to optimize contemporary spine surgical training.
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A reliability analysis of Cobb angle, vertebral rotation (VR), and spinous process angle (SPA) measurements in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. ⋯ Both the intra- and interobserver assessment of the Cobb, VR, and SPA from the semi-automated measurements had clinically acceptable reliability ranges and may be considered for clinical implementation. Additional studies will be conducted to determine the accuracy and sensitivity to change of these scoliosis severity measurements.