Spine
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Patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD) are often elderly, frail, and at elevated risk of adverse events perioperatively, with proximal junctional failure (PJF) occurring relatively frequently. Currently, the specific role of frailty in potentiating this outcome is poorly defined. ⋯ An increasingly frail state is significantly associated with the development of PJF after corrective surgery for ASD. Optimal realignment may mitigate the impact of frailty on eventual PJF. Prophylaxis should be considered in frail patients who do not reach ideal alignment goals.
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The present study is an attempt to validate the Hindi version of the EuroQoL (EQ-5D-3L) questionnaire for patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). ⋯ The Hindi version of the EQ-5D-3L demonstrated comprehensibility, reliability and proved to be a valid instrument for the evaluation of health-related quality of life in CLBP patients.
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Retrospective database evaluation. ⋯ Level-III.
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Retrospective cohort. ⋯ Level-3.