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• Spine · Apr 2023

  Randomized Controlled Trial

  Percutaneous Curved Vertebroplasty Versus Unipedicular Approach Vertebroplasty for Acute Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

  Prospective randomized controlled trial. ⋯ Although PCVP achieved more symmetrical cement distribution, which seemed to be associated with a greater analgesic effect, PCVP did not result in significantly greater pain relief than a UVP in the 12 months after treatment.

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• Spine · Apr 2023

  Randomized Controlled Trial

  Deep learning algorithm for identifying cervical cord compression due to degenerative canal stenosis on radiography.

  Cross-sectional study. ⋯ Level IV.

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• Spine · Apr 2023

  Propensity-matched Comparison between Chronic non-specific Low Back Pain and Axial Spondyloarthritis: Impact on patient-perceived Quality of Life.

  Prospective study. ⋯ Type I prognostic study.

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• Spine · Apr 2023

  A Comparison Of Prognostic Models To Facilitate Surgical Decision Making For Patients With Spinal Metastatic Disease.

  Retrospective cohort. ⋯ 4.

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• Spine · Apr 2023

  Minimal Clinically Important Difference of the 6-Minute Walk Distance in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis Surgery: 12 Months follow-up.

  Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. ⋯ We validated both the internal and external responsiveness of the 6MWD using the ODI and estimated the MCID in the 6MWD for patients undergoing LSS surgery. However, there was lower validity for the MCID among those participants with the high walking ability and low disability at baseline.

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