Journal of spinal disorders & techniques
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Aug 2012
Postanesthesia care unit imaging is unnecessary when intraoperative imaging is used during anterior cervical decompression and fusion procedures.
Retrospective case series. ⋯ This study demonstrates that PACU images are inferior to intraoperative images and offer little or no incremental clinical utility for detecting issues with surgical construct placement after ACDF procedures. PACU imaging after ACDF procedures might be discontinued to realize savings in time, cost, and radiation exposure.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Aug 2012
Anatomic deviation between the central hip vertical axis and central sacral vertical line in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
A radiographic and clinical study. ⋯ Anatomic deviation between the CHVA and CSVL was significantly different in the TC and TLC groups when compared with the control group, but was similar between the 2 AIS groups. The CHVA was on an average approximately 2 mm to the right when compared with the CSVL in AIS girls. Adaption of the measures related to the CSVL is necessary to adopt the CHVA as a reference axis for the 3D evaluation of idiopathic scoliosis.