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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

  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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• Spine · Apr 2015

  Automatic localization of target vertebrae in spine surgery: clinical evaluation of the LevelCheck registration algorithm.

  A 3-dimensional-2-dimensional (3D-2D) image registration algorithm, "LevelCheck," was used to automatically label vertebrae in intraoperative mobile radiographs obtained during spine surgery. Accuracy, computation time, and potential failure modes were evaluated in a retrospective study of 20 patients. ⋯ N/A.

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• Spine · Apr 2015

  Comparative Study

  Postoperative proton therapy for chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the spine: adjuvant versus salvage radiation therapy.

  Retrospective comparative cohort series. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Apr 2015

  Does location of rotation center in artificial disc affect cervical biomechanics?

  A 3-dimensional finite element investigation. ⋯ 5.

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