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• Spine · Mar 2014

  Preoperative spinal cord damage affects the characteristics and prognosis of segmental motor paralysis after cervical decompression surgery.

  Retrospective analysis. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Mar 2014

  Evaluation of pain behavior and calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactive sensory nerve fibers in the spinal dorsal horn after sciatic nerve compression and application of nucleus pulposus in rats.

  Animal study. ⋯ Our results indicate that nerve compression plus NP application produces the most pain-related behavior. CGRP-IR nerve terminals increased in laminae I and II that transmit pain and in laminae III to VI that transmit proprioception. Findings suggest that nerve compression plus NP application induces changes in CGRP expression in the superficial and deep laminae, and these changes are partly responsible for disc herniation pain.

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• Spine · Mar 2014

  Multicenter Study

  Can radiation exposure to the surgeon be reduced with freehand pedicle screw fixation technique in pediatric spinal deformity correction? A prospective multicenter study.

  Prospective multicenter study of patients who underwent pediatric spinal deformity correction with posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation. ⋯ 4.

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• Spine · Mar 2014

  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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• Spine · Mar 2014

  Review

  Surgical treatment for thoracic disc herniation: an update.

  Retrospective review of the literature. ⋯ Definition of surgical level is imperative in the surgical treatment for TDH. Outcomes of minimum invasive surgery are satisfactory. Type of disc herniation and biomechanical stability are the important factors for surgical planning.

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