Articles: surgery.
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Secondary analysis of prospective study. ⋯ Increased erector spinae fatty infiltration is significantly associated with higher ODI scores across all subsections 2 years after lumbar surgery, while higher multifidus fatty infiltration is linked to greater disability in standing and walking. These findings underscore the need to maintain paraspinal muscle health to improve surgical planning, improve rehabilitation outcomes, and reduce postoperative disability.
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To understand mortality and secondary outcomes in patients with both end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) after no procedural treatment, primary amputation, endovascular treatment, and open surgery. ⋯ Patients living with both ESKD and CLTI experience poor outcomes irrespective of treatment. Exploratory analyses demonstrated that two-year survival among the three principal procedural treatments was similar except for superior survival among patients undergoing open therapy compared to primary amputation.
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Retrospective cohort. ⋯ Most patients achieved cost-effectiveness after four years postoperatively, with 56% meeting at five years postoperatively. When revision was avoided, 87% of patients met cumulative cost-effectiveness till life expectancy. Mechanical complications were predictive of failure to achieve cost-effectiveness at two years, while comorbidity burden and medical complications were at five years.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ III.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Level III.