Spine
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Spine
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Comparative Study
L5-S1 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) Is Associated with Increased Revisions Compared to L4-L5 TLIF at Two Years.
Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Level IV.
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Experimental study. ⋯ The EOS rabbit model demonstrated reduced lung volume, impaired alveolarization, septal thickening, and vascular changes, indicating scoliosis's negative impact on thoracic and lung development, especially on the concave lung.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
The Effect of Thrombin-gelatin Matrix Compared With Absorbable Gelatin Sponge on Intraoperative Hemostasis in Unilateral Open-door Laminoplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Retrospective cohort. ⋯ Class 2/3 obese patients have worse PROMs preoperatively and postoperatively. However, they show similar improvement in PROMs, MCID and PASS achievement rates, likelihood of betterment, recovery kinetics, and complication/reoperation rates as other BMI groups following minimally invasive decompression.
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Observational Study
Risk Factors of Failed Conservative Treatment for Adjacent Vertebral Fractures Following Percutaneous Vertebroplasty.
A retrospective, single-center, observational study. ⋯ 3.