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• Spine · Jun 2023

  Dynamic Changes in Lumbar Spine Kinematics During Gait May Explain Improvement in Back Pain and Disability in Patients with Hip-Spine Syndrome.

  Prospective cohort. ⋯ 4.

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• Spine · Jun 2023

  Occupancy Rate of Pedicle Screw Below 80% is a Risk Factor for Upper Instrumented Vertebral Fracture Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.

  Retrospective study. ⋯ To reduce UIVF, screw length should be set with a target ORPS of 80% or higher. If the screw penetrates the anterior wall of the vertebral body, the risk of UIVF is greater.

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• Spine · Jun 2023

  Observational Study

  Why Are Some Intervertebral Discs More Prone to Degeneration?: Insights Into Isolated Thoracic "Dysgeneration".

  Prospective observational study. ⋯ 1.

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• Spine · Jun 2023

  Paraspinal Sarcopenia is Associated with Worse Patient Reported Outcomes following Laminoplasty for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.

  Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Jun 2023

  High Rates of Successful Return to Competitive Athletics Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for AIS Regardless of Distal Fusion Level: A Prospective Cohort Study.

  Prospective cohort. ⋯ This study found no association between distal fusion level and postoperative sports participation. Even though many patients may elect to change sports, nearly all patients returned to sports, and the majority of patients returned to the same level of sports competition or higher after PSF for AIS.

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