Spine
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A retrospective study of 84 patients with spinal metastasis from prostate cancer (SMPCa) was performed. ⋯ The overall performance of the CNSP model was satisfactory and could be used to estimate the survival outcome of individual patients more precisely and thus help clinicians design more specific and individualized therapeutic regimens.Level of Evidence: 4.
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Retrospective review of a multi-institutional data registry. ⋯ Age was not associated with complications nor predictive of functional outcomes in patients who underwent MTLIF. Age alone, therefore, may not be an appropriate surrogate for risk. Furthermore, baseline preoperative independent ambulation was associated with better clinical outcomes and should be considered during preoperative surgical counseling.Level of Evidence: 3.
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Prospective comparative study. ⋯ Our findings confirm the previous findings of literature regarding the alteration in gait patterns in scoliosis patients when compared to normal individuals. However, the lack of difference in gait analysis variables between AIS and congenital scoliosis patients suggests that this alteration in gait is secondary to the existence of the deformity and does not correlate with the onset or etiology of deformity.Level of Evidence: 2.
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Retrospective register study. ⋯ The nationwide incidence of lumbar discectomy decreased in Finland from 1997 through 2018. Additionally, the incidence of open discectomy is decreasing rapidly, whereas the incidence of microsurgical techniques is increasing.Level of Evidence: 3.