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• Spine · May 2016

  Advantages of Direct Insertion of a Straight Probe without a Guide Tube during Anterior Odontoid Screw Fixation of Odontoid Fractures.

  A retrospective cohort study. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · May 2016

  Risk Assessment of Lumbar Segmental Artery Injury During Lateral Transpsoas Approach in the Patients with Lumbar Scoliosis.

  A retrospective study using 27 contrast-enhanced multi-planar computed tomography scans of subjects with lumbar scoliosis. ⋯ 4.

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• Spine · May 2016

  A Study of Risk Factors for Tracheostomy in Patients with A Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.

  A retrospective, consecutive case series. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · May 2016

  Are We Underestimating the Significance of Pedicle Screw Misplacement?

  A retrospective review of charts, x-rays (XRs) and computed tomography (CT) scans was performed. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · May 2016

  Povidone-Iodine (PVI) has a Profound Effect on in vitro Osteoblast Proliferation and Metabolic Function and Inhibits Their Ability to Mineralise and form Bone.

  A study examining the clinical protocol of scoliosis wound irrigation, demonstrating povidone-iodine's (PVI) effect on human osteoblast cells. Primary and immortal cell line osteoblasts were treated with 0.35% PVI for 3 minutes, and analyzed for proliferation rate, oxidative capacity, and mineralization. ⋯ NA.

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