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• Spine · Oct 2016

  Increased Pelvic Incidence is Associated with a More Coronal Facet Orientation in the Lower Lumbar Spine: A Cadaveric Study of 599 Lumbar Spines.

  An anatomic study of facet angle orientation and morphology of the lumbar spine was performed. ⋯ N/A.

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• Spine · Oct 2016

  Reoperation Rates after Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Spine Disease According to Different Surgical Procedures: National Population-Based Cohort Study.

  National population-based cohort study. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Oct 2016

  Is There an Association of Epidural Corticosteroid Injection With Postoperative Surgical Site Infection After Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Spine Disease?

  Retrospective study. ⋯ In this retrospective study we investigated whether an ESI and its timing influences the postoperative risk of an SSI. We found no association-exposure or dose-response relationship-between ESI and postoperative infection, even after adjusting for potential confounders, for any of the time periods (90-, 30-, and 30-90-day ESI). In addition, we did find that longer hospital stay, greater EBL, posterior approach, and drain placement were associated with higher infection rates.Level of Evidence: 3.

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• Spine · Oct 2016

  The Economic Implications of an Incidental Durotomy.

  Case-control. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Oct 2016

  Utilization of Lumbar Spinal Fusion in New York State: Trends and Disparities.

  Retrospective review of an administrative database. ⋯ 3.

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