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• Spine · Sep 2018

  Anatomical Feasibility of Extradural Transferring S2 and S3 Ventral Roots to S1 Ventral Root for Restoring Neurogenic Bladder in Spinal Cord Injury.

  Anatomic study in six formalin-fixed cadavers. ⋯ 5.

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• Spine · Sep 2018

  Iliac Crest Bone Graft for Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Prospective Analysis of Inpatient Pain, Narcotics Consumption, and Costs.

  Retrospective Analysis OBJECTIVE.: The aim of this study was to determine whether an association between increased acute pain, postoperative time, and direct hospital costs exists between the use of iliac crest bone grafting (ICBG) and bone morphogenic protein (BMP)-2 following a primary, single-level minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF). ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Sep 2018

  Predicting Likelihood of Surgery Before First Visit in Patients With Back and Lower Extremity Symptoms: A Simple Mathematical Model Based on More Than 8,000 Patients.

  Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. ⋯ 4.

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• Spine · Sep 2018

  Depression is Closely Associated With Chronic Low Back Pain in Patients Over 50 Years of Age: A Cross-sectional Study Using the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES VI-2).

  A cross-sectional study. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Sep 2018

  Mortality Rates After Posterior C1-2 Fusion for Displaced Type II Odontoid Fractures in Octogenarians.

  Retrospective cohort study OBJECTIVE.: To assess 30-day and 1-year mortality rates as well as the most common complications associated with posterior C1-2 fusion in an octogenarian cohort. ⋯ 4.

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