Spine
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ As spinal navigation has been gaining popularity and robotic assistance is starting to be further utilized, the incremental advantage of different techniques may be questioned. While further study and technique evolution are ongoing, the current study was not able to demonstrate 90-day or 3-year incremental advantages for robotics relative to navigation based on the metrics evaluated.
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Retrospective study. ⋯ We found higher percentages of overall survival with R0 tumor resection and lower histologic grade whereas development of metastatic disease was closely associated with local recurrence and poor survival. Despite the improvements in treatment paradigms, it is sobering that our findings largely mirror those of previous work considering patients treated between 1984 and 2006.
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Retrospective case series. ⋯ ATR and AVR demonstrated significant axial plane correction at two-years postoperative in patients undergoing PSF for AIS. BSR did not maintain significant improvement by the two-year visit.
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Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. ⋯ Patients are expected to improve up to 6 months after MIS TLIF. Back pain and leg pain improve up to 3 months and disability and physical function improve up to 6 months. Beyond these timepoints, the trends in improvement tend to reach a plateau. 80% of patients feel better compared to preoperative by 3 months after surgery.
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Basic Science. ⋯ DCM patients demonstrated a set of unique circulating miRNAs in addition to a different serum inflammatory profile compared to HC. These miRNAs may potentially serve as targets for future therapeutic intervention or diagnostic/prognostic testing.