Spine
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A retrospective comparative cohort study. ⋯ Twenty-eight percent of those with BS before ACDF fell out of the categorization of MO. Among this group, the odds of adverse events were similar to non-obese patients. These findings suggest that the psychological preparation and BS alone are insufficient to reduce the risk of adverse events after ACDF. Weight reduction must be achieved as well, ideally moving patients out of the BMI range for morbid obesity.
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Multicenter Study
Optimizing the Definition of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis: A Sensitivity Analysis.
Diagnostic binary threshold analysis. ⋯ Out of all possible PJA magnitude and change combinations, without stratifying by upper thoracic versus lower thoracic fusions, a magnitude of ≤-28° and a change of ≤-22° provide the best test performance metrics for predicting PJF.
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Retrospective study. ⋯ An important observation with implications for timely and selective cardiovascular resuscitation during SCI prehospital care involves significant negative associations between the depth of systemic hypotension and preserved functional neuroanatomy. Regardless of the mechanism, our confounder-adjusted logistic regression model extends in-hospital evidence and provides a conceptual bedside-bench framework for future investigations.
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Prospective cohort study. ⋯ 3.
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Cadaveric study. ⋯ Greater BSCA and final volume of bone graft reflect promisingly on their potential to increase fusion rates. Clinical studies will be needed to corroborate these findings.