Spine
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Level III.
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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.
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A retrospective diagnostic test study. ⋯ ISM can serve as an alternative to CT for assessing fusion, with ISM-dis at a 1.50-mm cutoff and ISM-ang at 1.75°, demonstrating high diagnostic accuracy.
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A 2-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. ⋯ This study suggests an association between total cholesterol levels and LDL cholesterol levels in OPLL. Further research is warranted to validate these findings and explore potential therapeutic implications.