Spine
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Nationwide epidemiological cohort study. ⋯ From 2005 to 2008, the overall incidence of C2 fracture rose at a rate that was 3.5 times faster than the elderly population growth.
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A descriptive study of the association between demographic factors, and physical characteristics, and degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS). ⋯ Heavy manual labor and diabetes mellitus in males and housekeeping (females) play major roles in the genesis of DLSS.
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A cross-sectional study. ⋯ Reduction of AAS has a negative effect on the oropharyngeal airway space. Therefore, reduction of AAS during occipitocervical fusion may cause postoperative dysphagia despite maintenance of the O-C2A.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Observational Study
Relationship between lumbar spinal stenosis and lifestyle-related disorders: a cross-sectional multicenter observational study.
A cross-sectional multicenter observational study. ⋯ After adjusting for age and sex, this study revealed a close association between diabetes and hypertension in 50- to 69-year-old patients with LSS. Physicians should consider the possibility of concomitant hypertension or diabetes mellitus when examining 50- to 69-year-old patients with LSS.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Five-year reoperation rates, cervical total disc replacement versus fusion, results of a prospective randomized clinical trial.
Prospective randomized clinical trial. ⋯ Five-year follow-up of a prospective randomized clinical trial revealed 5-fold difference in reoperation rates when comparing patients who underwent ACDF (14.5%) with patients who underwent TDR (2.9%). These findings suggest the durability of TDR and its potential to slow the rate of adjacent-level disease.