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• Spine · Oct 2016

  Comparative Study

  Vertebral Endplate Cyst as a Predictor of Nonunion after Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Comparison of Titanium and Polyetheretherketone Cages.

  The bone union rate after lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) using titanium (Ti) or polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages was investigated retrospectively. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Oct 2016

  Clinical Decision Making: Integrating Advances in the Molecular Understanding of Spine Tumors.

  Literature review. ⋯ N/A.

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• Spine · Oct 2016

  The Incremental Hospital Cost and Length-of-Stay Associated with Treating Adverse Events among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Lumbar Spinal Fusion during Fiscal Year 2013.

  A retrospective study. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Oct 2016

  Does Tobacco Use Attenuate Benefits of Early Decompression in Patients with Cervical Myelopathy?

  A retrospective cohort. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Oct 2016

  Can Patients With Low Back Pain be Satisfied With Less Than Expected?

  A prospective cohort study within care as usual. ⋯ 2.

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