Spine
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Review Case Reports
Unilateral Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma After Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature.
A case report and literature review is presented of a patient that developed acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG) after undergoing spine surgery in the prone position. ⋯ 5.
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Multicenter Study
Risk Factors for Recurrence of Surgically Treated Conventional Spinal Schwannomas: Analysis of 169 Patients from a Multicenter International Database.
A retrospective analysis of 169 adult patients operated for a conventional spinal schwannoma from the AOSpine Multicenter Primary Spinal Tumors Database. ⋯ 3.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparison of 1-Level Versus 2-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Clinical and Radiographic Follow-Up at 60 Months.
This study represents a posthoc analysis of data collected from 2 control arms of a prospective, randomized study. ⋯ One- and 2-level ACDF groups improved significantly and maintained improvement throughout 60 month follow-up. When comparing groups, outcomes were often similar, though the 1-level group demonstrated higher fusion rates at 6 and 12 months, greater improvement in NDI scores from 18 to 60-month follow-up, and greater improvement in SF-12 PCS from 12 to 60 months.
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A retrospective study. ⋯ 4.
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A cadaveric study. ⋯ 3.