Spine
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Cross sectional population-based survey. ⋯ That the odds of seeking care are higher in fear-avoidant individuals, even when controlling for other established predictors, emphasizes the importance of addressing such beliefs during the consultation; public health education programs may serve to underpin the delivery of positive messages, ultimately reducing health care demands.
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Comparative Study
Transforaminal versus anterior lumbar interbody fusion in long deformity constructs: a matched cohort analysis.
Prospectively enrolled, retrospectively analyzed matched cohort analysis. ⋯ Spinal deformity surgery used TLIFs rather than ALIFs resulted in shorter operative time with no difference in complication rates. ALIFs provided more segmental lordosis, whereas TLIFs afforded better correction of scoliotic curves.
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Retrospective review on prospective cohort and explicit chart review. ⋯ 3.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Effect of spinal deformity on adolescent quality of life: comparison of operative scheuermann kyphosis, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, and normal controls.
A prospective multicenter study and retrospective chart review. ⋯ 1.
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A genetic association study of the transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFB1) gene with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) in Russian population. ⋯ This study, for the first time, highlights the importance of TGFB1 gene for the development and progress of AIS. We hypothesize several mechanisms by which the TGFB1 gene may contribute to spinal deformity in patients with AIS.