Spine
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Retrospective study. ⋯ This study developed deep learning models for detecting fresh vertebral compression fractures, demonstrating high accuracy.
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Retrospective review of cohort studies. ⋯ Pain domains, walking, standing, and personal care were the subsections with the highest predictability for patient satisfaction. These findings on the correlation between different ODI subscales and patient satisfaction are valuable for improving preoperative education, addressing disability, and ensuring postoperative satisfaction.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ III.
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Heterogeneous data collection via a mix of prospective, retrospective, and ambispective methods. ⋯ Both sexes experienced a similar benefit from surgery in terms of relative improvement in scores for functional impairment and pain. Although female patients reported a higher degree of functional impairment and pain preoperatively, at 12 months only their average scores for functional impairment remained higher than those for their male counterparts, while absolute pain scores were similar for female and male patients.
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Secondary analysis of prospective study. ⋯ Increased erector spinae fatty infiltration is significantly associated with higher ODI scores across all subsections 2 years after lumbar surgery, while higher multifidus fatty infiltration is linked to greater disability in standing and walking. These findings underscore the need to maintain paraspinal muscle health to improve surgical planning, improve rehabilitation outcomes, and reduce postoperative disability.