Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Postoperative pain and long-term functional outcome after administration of gabapentin and pregabalin in patients undergoing spinal surgery.
Prospective, double-blind study, randomized control trial. ⋯ 2.
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Multicenter Study
Operative duration as an independent risk factor for postoperative complications in single-level lumbar fusion: an analysis of 4588 surgical cases.
Multicenter retrospective cohort study. ⋯ 3.
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Cross sectional study. ⋯ Although limited by small sample size, the objective parameter, MRI index, can be a potential imaging biomarker used to identify possible pain generators. This study presents a potential new application of MR imaging in identifying pain generators of patients with chronic low back pain.
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Retrospective cohort study of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2005 to 2010 that included 1861 patients who had undergone elective posterior lumbar fusion. ⋯ 3.
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A register-based national study. ⋯ 3.