Spine
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Meta Analysis
Incidence and Recurrence of Deep Spine Surgical Site Infections: A Systematic Review and meta-analysis.
Systematic review and meta-analysis. ⋯ The pooled incidence rate of deep SSI post-thoracolumbar spinal surgery is 1.5%. The rate of recurrence and repeat debridement is at least 12%, up to 25%. Persistent infection is a significant risk, highlighting the need for standardized treatment protocols. Our review further demonstrates heterogeneity in management strategies. Large-scale prospective studies are needed to develop better evidence around deep SSI incidence and management in the instrumented thoracolumbar adult spinal fusion population.
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Multicenter Study
Machine Learning for Benchmarking Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery Outcomes.
Retrospective cohort. ⋯ Classification of benchmark outcomes is improved with ensemble ML techniques and may provide much needed case-adjustment for a surgeon performance program. Precise estimates of health-related quality of life scores and continuous variables were not possible, suggesting that performance classification is a better method of performance evaluation.
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Retrospective analysis of longitudinal data. ⋯ Notably, the self-image domain showed the largest change compared to other SRS-22r domains. A low pre-surgery score increases the likelihood of clinical benefit from surgery. These findings demonstrate the utility of SDC for assessing the benefits and factors that may underpin surgical benefit in AIS.
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Prospective quasi-experimental observational study. ⋯ This study identified distinct neurocognitive effects after spine surgery, which are influenced by perioperative risk factors. Potential cognitive benefits are counteracted by POD, rendering its prevention critical in an aging population.
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Controlled animal study. ⋯ The cellular component of autograft is important for spinal fusion. Adherent graft cells seem to be the more important cellular component in the rabbit model. Autograft left dry on the back table showed a rapid decline in cell viability and fusion but was maintained with storage in saline.