Spine
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Comparative Study
Dynamic angular three-dimensional measurement of multisegmental thoracolumbar motion in vivo.
Method validation and in vivo motion segment study. ⋯ This method offered accurate multisegmental dynamic-recording facilities. The dynamic exercises showed high reproducibility. The ranges of motion for extension/flexion and lateral bending differed from those reported in previous studies. The coupling patterns were only partly consistent because of large interindividual variation. The measurement error was comparable with that of other invasive methods.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
The use of traction in the treatment of severe spinal deformity.
Multicenter, retrospective, nonrandomized comparison group study of patients with severe scoliosis and kyphosis treated after 1995 with halo-gravity traction and without halo-gravity traction before definitive fusion. ⋯ Our study shows that patients with halo traction less frequently had a vertebral body resection, but achieved comparable deformity correction.
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Single institution, single surgeon retrospective review. ⋯ The present study showed that radical debridement of spinal infection and anterior insertion of titanium cage, filled with autogenous bone graft, secured with pedicle screw instrumentation should have had a beneficial influence on the eradication of infection, segmental and global spinal reconstruction and fusion. Supplementary posterior minimal invasive pedicle screw fixation eliminates posterior soft tissue injury and preserves blood supply, and reduces surgical time, blood loss, and surgical complications.
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Systematic review. ⋯ There is insufficient evidence from RCTs to conclude that any 1 locomotor training strategy improves walking function more than another for people with SCI. Research in the form of large RCTs is needed to address specific questions about the type of locomotor training which might be most effective in improving walking function of people with SCI.