Spine
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Level III.
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Literature review. ⋯ Further research into the present-day characterization of spinal injuries is warranted given the advancements in both military technology and spine care that have occurred over the last 10 years.
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Multicenter Study
Risk Factors for Postoperative Shoulder Imbalance in Patients with Lenke Type 1 and 2 Scoliosis Treated using the Vertebral Coplanar Alignment Technique.
This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Level 4.
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Retrospective cohort. ⋯ High PT and depression were predictors of slower improvement and low preoperative leg pain, high disability, high facet orientation, high slip percentage, and L5-S1 angular motion were predictors of nonimprovement. However, these are preliminary findings and further studies with homogeneous cohorts are required to establish these findings.