Spine
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Multiround wiki-based Delphi expert panel survey. ⋯ These 27 LBP clinical indicators can be used by healthcare consumers, clinicians, researchers, policy makers/ funders, and insurers to guide and monitor the provision of "appropriate care" for LBP.Level of Evidence: 4.
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Retrospective, cross-sectional study. ⋯ The findings can be used as foundational data for experts such as health care policymakers, clinicians, and researchers.Level of Evidence: 4.
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Collectively, seven cadavers were instrumented with 124 thoracolumbar pedicle screws using VisAR augmented reality/guidance. Sixty-five screws were inserted into four donors using open dissection spine surgery. Fifty-nine screws were positioned in three donors with a minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) procedure. For both open and MISS, VisAR was used exclusively for pedicle screw navigation. ⋯ N/A.
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Observational Study
The Relation of Patient Expectations, Satisfaction, and Outcome in Surgery of the Cervical Spine: A Prospective Study.
We performed a prospective nonblinded single center observational study. ⋯ 5.
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Cross-sectional study. ⋯ Through the use of the laser TUG test, we were able to identify characteristics of spastic gait, which leads to difficulty in standing and taking the first step, wobbling while walking, and an increased risk of falling. We found that the risk of CM was higher if the individual took longer than 9 seconds to complete the TUG test.Level of Evidence: 4.