European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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To examine whether unilateral multifidus damage could promote degeneration at the L5-6 facet joint (FJ) and compensatory changes in lumbo-pelvic muscles in rats. ⋯ Unilateral multifidus injury with or without FJ compressive clamping does not have a clear impact on the characteristics of surrounding spinal musculature within 28 days post-surgery in rats. Mild FJ degeneration was present in some animals from all three groups, and the impact of multifidus injury on this degeneration is inconclusive.
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While a change in the pelvic incidence (PI) after long spine fusion surgery has been reported, no studies have examined the change in the PI on the operating table. The present study examined the PI-change on the operating table and elucidated the patients' background characteristics associated with this phenomenon. ⋯ Diagnostic: individual cross-sectional studies with the consistently applied reference standard and blinding.
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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between pelvic incidence and sagittal spinal morphology in Lenke 5 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and its impact on the proximal junctional kyphosis rate after surgery. ⋯ PI influences sagittal spinal morphology in Lenke 5 AIS, although it does not show an inherent relationship with lumbar lordosis. PI also correlates to the PJK rate after surgery. Restoring an ideal postoperative PI-LL relationship could decrease the PJK rate.
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The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes of patients underwent PVP for OVCF as day surgery with the outcomes of patients managed as traditional inpatients. ⋯ We suggest that PVP for OVCFs in day surgery procedure is worthy of wide application.
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To explore the normal distribution of cervical sagittal alignment and the relationship between cervical alignment and global spine balance in asymptomatic young adults. ⋯ Diagnostic: individual cross-sectional studies with the consistently applied reference standard and blinding.