Spine
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Retrospective analysis of administrative billing data. ⋯ A metric of serious complications was unreliable for benchmarking cervical fusion outcomes and only modestly reliable for thoracolumbar fusion. When assessed using administrative datasets, these measures appear inappropriate for high-stakes applications, such as public reporting or pay-for-performance.Level of Evidence: 3.
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A cross-sectional study. ⋯ The prevalence of LBP among young sports players was different for age, sex, and sport discipline. Further studies are needed to clarify the association of sport-specific movements to LBP in each sport discipline. This may assist in developing programs or strategies for preventing LBP among young sports players.Level of Evidence: 3.
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Cross-sectional. ⋯ Spine, European Spine Journal, and Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine had the highest 6-year citation rates of the top 10 orthopedic spine journals, with Spine being significantly higher than European Spine Journal. Studies originating in North America, those with six or more authors, sample sizes > 100, and those that are retrospective or prospective case series are independent predictors of greater citation rates at 6 years in orthopedic spine-specific medical literature.Level of Evidence: 4.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ The incidence of surgical site infection in NMS patients decreased significantly (16.1% vs. 4.4%) after the implementation of the strategies mentioned in the 2013 Best Practice Guideline. Further studies are required to continue to decrease the incidence in this high-risk population.Level of Evidence: 3.