Spine
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Level III.
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Retrospective study design. ⋯ Preoperative pain relief expectations were not associated with functional outcomes or satisfaction following 1-2 level primary ACDF or CDR at 12-month follow-up. Patients' dissatisfaction with their preoperative spinal condition was significantly associated with greater 12-month NDI improvement. Assessing preoperative satisfaction may help identify those most likely to benefit from surgery.
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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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Retrospective cohort. ⋯ Therapeutic Level-II.
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Retrospective comparative cohort. ⋯ The MHT was an independent predictor of immediate postsurgical recovery, whereas a mental disorder diagnosis was not. A preoperative MHT <40 may represent an additional risk factor that has not previously been identified in patients undergoing elective lumbar fusion.