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• Spine · Sep 2023

  Systemic Diclofenac Sodium Reduces Post-Operative rhBMP-2 Induced Neuroinflammation - a Rodent Model Study.

  This is a basic science, animal research study. ⋯ This is the first proof-of-concept study indicating that diclofenac sodium is effective in alleviating rhBMP-2-induced neuroinflammation. This can potentially impact the clinical management of rhBMP-2-induced radiculitis. It also presents a viable rodent model for evaluating the effectiveness of analgesics in reducing rhBMP-2-induced inflammation.

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• Spine · Sep 2023

  Improving Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Outpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Driven by Increasing Utilization of Ambulatory Surgical Centers in New York State.

  Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ III.

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• Spine · Sep 2023

  Observational Study

  Preoperative Range of Motion in Extension May Influence Postoperative Cervical Kyphosis After Laminoplasty.

  Retrospective observational study. ⋯ Preoperative extension ROM may be associated with the development of postoperative kyphosis. The cutoff value of preoperative extension ROM that suggested the prospect of postoperative kyphosis in our sample was 22.1°.

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• Spine · Sep 2023

  Reoperation Rates Due to ASD following Primary 1-2 level MIS vs. Open TLIF.

  Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. ⋯ Open TLIF was found to have a significantly higher rate of reoperation due to ASD compared with the MIS approach. In addition, the surgical approach (MIS vs . open) seems to be an independent predictor of reoperation rates.

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• Spine · Sep 2023

  Association of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation with Utilization and Costs of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.

  A retrospective analysis. ⋯ 3.

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