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• Spine · Jan 2017

  Do Lumbar Decompression and Fusion Patients Recall Their Preoperative Status? A Cohort Study of Recall Bias in Patient-Reported Outcomes.

  Prospective cohort study. ⋯ 2.

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• Spine · Jan 2017

  Readmission Rates, Reasons, and Risk Factors Following Anterior Cervical Fusion for Cervical Spondylosis in Patients Above 65 Years of Age.

  A retrospective database review. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Jan 2017

  Macrophage Inhibition Factor-Mediated CD74 Signal Modulate Inflammation and Matrix Metabolismin the Degenerated CEP Chondrocytes by Activating Extracellular Signal Reulated Kinase 1/2.

  The macrophage inhibition factor (MIF)-mediated CD74 dependent extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) phosphorylation were associated with inflammatory activity and matrix metabolism in human degenerated cartilage endplate (CEP). Anabolic/catabolic factors in pathogenesis of CEP degeneration were evaluated. ⋯ N/A.

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• Spine · Jan 2017

  Risk Factors of Adjacent Segment Disease after Transforaminal Inter-Body Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar Disease.

  A retrospective study. ⋯ Patients with preoperative sagittal imbalance have a statistically significant increased risk of ASD. The risk of ASD incidence was 5.1 times greater in subjects with preoperative PT of more than 22.5°.

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• Spine · Jan 2017

  The Impact of Living With Scoliosis: A Utility Outcome Score Assessment.

  Survey. ⋯ 4.

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