Spine
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Level 3.
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Retrospective cohort. ⋯ 3.
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Experimental porcine anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) model: a proof-of-concept study. ⋯ This proof-of-concept study provides preliminary evidence of a novel, calcium pyrophosphate-containing, and β-tricalcium phosphate-containing monetite SBG that promotes bony fusion compared with a negative control in a clinically relevant porcine model of ACDF.
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A retrospective chart review. ⋯ This study demonstrated a partial or complete union rate of 82% and a postoperative persistent pain rate of 15%. These figures are comparable to the previous study, and this pedicle-screw with wiring technique can be worth trying before interbody fusion for spondylolytic spondylolisthesis to preserve anatomical lumbar motion.