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• Spine · Aug 2018

  Expansion Thoracoplasty in Rabbit Model: Effect of Timing on Preserving Pulmonary Growth and Correcting Spine Deformity.

  In a treatment-control animal study expansion thoracoplasty (ET) was performed in a juvenile rabbit model of thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS) and benefits to thoracic development and respiratory function quantified. Rabbits treated early versus late were compared to age-matched normal and disease control rabbits through to skeletal maturity. ⋯ N/A.

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• Spine · Aug 2018

  Health-related Quality of Life of Adolescents With Severe Untreated Congenital Kyphosis and Kyphoscoliosis in a Developing Country.

  A cross-sectional study OBJECTIVE.: The aim of this study was to study the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of adolescents with severe untreated congenital kyphosis (CK) and congenital kyphoscoliosis (CKS) in a developing country. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Aug 2018

  Full-endoscopic Uniportal Odontoidectomy and Decompression of the Anterior Cervicomedullary Junction Using the Retropharyngeal Approach.

  A study of a series of consecutive full-endoscopic uniportal decompressions of the anterior craniocervical junction with retropharyngeal approach. ⋯ 4.

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• Spine · Aug 2018

  Effects of Ultra-early Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Femoral Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Bone Metabolism of Rats With Complete Spinal Transection.

  Seventy-five Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham, complete spinal cord transection (CSCT) and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) groups. Among them, rats in HBO group were further divided into 3 hours group (HBO1) and 12 hours group (HBO2). ⋯ N/A.

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• Spine · Aug 2018

  Comment Letter

  TO THE EDITOR.

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