Spine
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Retrospective study. ⋯ The statistical method used to calculate the MCID resulted in significantly different threshold values, and greatly affected the number of patients meeting MCID. The results demonstrates the complexity surrounding the interpretation of MCID values, and calls into question the utility of a single statistically determined value to assess surgical success.
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Multicenter Study
Complication Rates Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Evaluation of the Category of Complication and Chronology.
Provide benchmarks for the rates of complications by type and timing. ⋯ 3.
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A prospective consecutive case study. ⋯ The vascularity of thoracolumbar metastases could be accurately evaluated using noninvasive CTP. When combined with preoperative embolization, this approach effectively and safely reduced intraoperative blood loss in the setting of separation surgery.
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Observational Study
Application of the six-minute Walk Test in Assessment of the Cardiopulmonary Function of Children with Idiopathic Scoliosis.
A retrospective observational study. ⋯ 3.