Clinical spine surgery
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Clinical spine surgery · May 2018
Characteristics of Cervical Spine Motion in Different Types of Cervical Alignment: Kinematic MRI Study.
Retrospective study. ⋯ Level 3.
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Clinical spine surgery · Mar 2018
Can Surgeon Demographic Factors Predict Postoperative Complication Rates After Elective Spinal Fusion?
Retrospective cohort. ⋯ Level 3.
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Clinical spine surgery · Feb 2018
Risk Factors Associated With Failure to Reach Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Patient-reported Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Spondylolisthesis.
Retrospective cohort. ⋯ The results of this study suggest that a majority of patients with spondylolisthesis achieve MCID for commonly measured PROs following MIS TLIF for spondylolisthesis. However, worker's compensation insurance status may serve as a negative predictive factor for reaching MCID.
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Clinical spine surgery · Feb 2018
Patient Factors Contributing to Prolonged Postoperative Length of Stay and Increased Rate of Readmission After Elective Posterior Cervical Fusion.
This is retrospective study of prospectively collected data. ⋯ Level III.
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Clinical spine surgery · Feb 2018
Preoperative Opioid Use: A Risk Factor for Poor Return to Work Status After Single-level Cervical Fusion for Radiculopathy in a Workers' Compensation Setting.
Retrospective comparative case-control study. ⋯ In a workers' compensation, patients with work-related injury who underwent single-level cervical fusion for radiculopathy and received opioids before surgery had worse RTW status, a higher reoperation rate, and higher rate of awarded permanent disability after surgery.