Spine
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This prospective observational study included 22 patients who were diagnosed with symptomatic degenerative disc disease treated via artificial disc replacement (ADR) with a laparoscopic technique. ⋯ Lumbar ADR using a laparoscope represents a novel, minimally invasive treatment for symptomatic degenerative disc disease and severe lumbar discogenic pain.
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Review article. ⋯ 4.
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Retrospective cohort study of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2011 to 2012. ⋯ The predictors for any event included female sex, increased surgical time, combined anterior-posterior procedures, preoperative inpatient status, diabetes, smoking, American Society of Anesthesiologists class 3 or higher, and increasing age. The frailty-based score is a viable option to predict morbidity in posterior cervical fusion.Level of Evidence: 3.
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Retrospective cohort study of the prospective collected American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. ⋯ 3.