Spine
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A retrospective case-control study. ⋯ Patients who failed AIS bracing had significantly lower mean baseline levels of FSTL1 than those who achieved success. FSTL1 may serve as a biomarker that can inform outcomes after bracing.
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Retrospective database cohort study. ⋯ Surgical treatment for RAS is rare but increased over a 19-year period. Cases appear to be clustering by region, with the highest proportion in the South. The higher Elixhauser Comorbidity Index in RAS patients predicted higher costs, longer hospital stays, more complications (particularly respiratory), and more nonroutine discharge disposition than in other patients with NMS. RTT was independently associated with higher odds of complications and longer length of stay. Because RAS cases appear to be increasing in number, future studies should emphasize methods to reduce morbidity and investigate deformity-specific metrics to help better understand this population.
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Retrospective review of a prospectively maintained multisurgeon registry. ⋯ Recovery kinetics for ACDF and CDR are comparable. Most patients return to all activities after ACDF and CDR within 16 days. These findings serve as an important compass for preoperative counseling.