World Neurosurg
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Thoracic spinal deformities may reduce chest wall compliance, leading to respiratory complications. The first SARS-CoV-2 (L-variant) strain caused critical respiratory illness, especially in vulnerable patients. This study investigates the association between scoliosis and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) disease course severity. ⋯ Scoliosis was not an independent risk factor for critical COVID-19 illness. No trends indicated any consistent effect of degree of scoliosis on increased adverse outcome likelihood.
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To assess the impact of central stenosis severity on patient-reported outcomes after lumbar decompression. ⋯ We demonstrate that patients with moderate or severe central spinal stenosis may have more improvement in back pain than those with mild or no central stenosis after lumbar spine decompression surgery.