Spine
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A matched-pairs animal study. ⋯ The MRI technique is an accuracy means of evaluating multifidus muscle injury and atrophy.
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Retrospective case series of surgically treated patients with adult spine deformity (ASD). ⋯ The incidence of PJF among surgically treated patients with ASD was 1.4%. The most common type of PJF was 2N. Preoperative large sagittal vertical axis change and large amount of correction was a causative factor for spondylolisthesis above the UIV. After the revision surgery, further PJF was a commonly occurred event.