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• Spine · Mar 2023

  Trends in Short Construct Lumbar Fusions over the Past Decade at a Single Institution.

  Retrospective cohort. ⋯ 3-treatment.

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• Spine · Mar 2023

  Increased Cellular Expression of Interleukin-6 in Patients with Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament.

  We performed histologic, immunohistochemical, immunoblot examination and suspension array analyses of cytokine expression in cultured cells derived from human cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). ⋯ IL-6 plays a profound role in the osteoblast differentiation process along with the induction of chondrocyte hypertrophy and cell apoptosis in the early stages of ossification in OPLL. These changes in cytokine profiles are essential factors for regulation of the ectopic ossified plaque in OPLL.

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• Spine · Mar 2023

  Best Practices for the Spine Fellowship Match: Interview Statistics, Applicant Perspectives, What Programs Look for in Fellowship Applicants, and Guidance.

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• Spine · Mar 2023

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  A Five-Year Cost-Utility Analysis Comparing Synthetic Cage Versus Allograft Use in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.

  Retrospective cost-utility analysis. ⋯ Cost-utility analysis suggests that Allo maybe a more cost-effective option compared with SCs in adult patients undergoing ACDF for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

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• Spine · Mar 2023

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  Patterns of Vertebral Bone Marrow Edema in the Normal Healing Process of Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Baseline Data for Diagnosis of Pathological Events.

  Retrospective investigation using a prospectively collected database. ⋯ 4.

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