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• Spine · May 2024

  Change in Lumbar Lordosis after Decompressive Surgery in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients and Associations with Patient Related Outcomes 2 Years after Surgery. Radiological and Clinical Results from the NORDSTEN Spinal Stenosis Trial.

  A prospective cohort study. ⋯ Changed LL after decompressive surgery for LSS was associated with improved ODI and physical function.

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• Spine · May 2024

  Letter to the Editor RE: The Mid-term Outcome of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration after Direct Vertebral Rotation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging-based Analysis for a Mean 11.6-year Follow-up.

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• Spine · May 2024

  Feasibility and Outcomes of Tubular Decompression in Extreme Stenosis: Retraction.

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• Spine · May 2024

  Intra-Operative Hypotension is an Important Modifiable Risk Factor for Major Complications in Spinal Fusion Surgery.

  Retrospective observational cohort. ⋯ This study identifies duration of IOH during the first hour of surgery as a previously unrecognized modifiable risk associated with major complications for multi-level lumbar fusion surgery.

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• Spine · May 2024

  Abdominal Aortic Calcification is Associated with Degeneration of The Paraspinal Muscles - A Retrospective cross-sectional Study.

  Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ This study demonstrates a significant and independent association between AAC and degeneration of the erector spinae and the psoas muscles in patients undergoing lumbar fusion. As both AAC and degeneration of paraspinal muscles impact postoperative outcomes negatively, preoperative assessment of AAC may aid in identifying patients at higher risk after lumbar surgery.

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