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• Spine · Apr 2015

  Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study

  Comparing cost-effectiveness of X-Stop with minimally invasive decompression in lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized controlled trial.

  Randomized clinical trial with 2-year follow-up. ⋯ 2.

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• Spine · Apr 2015

  Establishing the injury severity of thoracolumbar trauma: confirmation of the hierarchical structure of the AOSpine Thoracolumbar Spine Injury Classification System.

  Survey of spine surgeons. ⋯ 4.

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• Spine · Apr 2015

  Multicenter Study Comparative Study

  Although inconvenient, baclofen pumps do not complicate scoliosis surgery in patients with cerebral palsy.

  Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. ⋯ 4.

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• Spine · Apr 2015

  Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study

  Antifibrinolytics reduce blood loss in adult spinal deformity surgery: a prospective, randomized controlled trial.

  This is a prospective, randomized, double-blinded comparison of tranexamic acid (TXA), epsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA), and placebo used intraoperatively in patients with adult spinal deformity. ⋯ 1.

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• Spine · Apr 2015

  Comparative Study

  Costs of cervical disc replacement versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for treatment of single-level cervical disc disease: an analysis of the Blue Health Intelligence database for acute and long-term costs and complications.

  Retrospective review of prospectively collective administrative data. ⋯ 2.

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