Spine
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Retrospective review of a prospectively collected registry. ⋯ Frailty, as assessed by the mFI-11, was significantly associated with postoperative dysphagia after ACSS. Additional factors associated with postoperative dysphagia were overcorrection of TS-CL and surgery at C3/C4. These findings emphasize the importance of assessing frailty and cervical alignment in the decision-making process preceding ACSS.
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Retrospective controlled cohort. ⋯ 3.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Epidemiology and Comparative Analysis of Outcomes of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor Between Pediatric and Adult Patients.
This was as clinical retrospective study. ⋯ We found that the clinical characteristics of ISCTs differed between pediatric and adult patients. In terms of histopathological types, astrocytoma was most common in pediatric patients. ISCT occurring at an early age may not be an indicator for poor prognosis.
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Retrospective single-center study. ⋯ The regional alignment and proportion score is a method of analyzing the cervical spine relative to global alignment and demonstrates the importance of maintaining horizontal gaze, while also matching overall cervical and thoracolumbar alignment to limit complications and maximize clinical improvement.