Spine
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Prospective cohort study with 10-year follow-up. ⋯ Radiologic results, patient satisfaction, and mean scores for quality of life and back function were excellent after CD instrumentation for AIS, but a considerable number of patients had treatment for back problems.
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Editorial Randomized Controlled Trial
The applicability of clinical equipoise and sham surgery in patients with symptomatic lumbar radiculopathy due to a herniated disc: the SPORT trial.
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Immunohistochemical and behavioral study using a rat cauda equina compression model. ⋯ Activated Rho may play an important role in nerve damage in the cauda equina in SCS. Rho kinase inhibitor may be a useful tool in determining the pathomechanism of cauda equina syndrome caused by SCS.
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We evaluated electrophysiologic changes of the cauda equina after lumbar laminotomy in rats. ⋯ SSEP is valuable for detecting electrophysiologic changes after laminotomy fibrosis, but acceptable accuracy requires proper stimulation and recording settings. D-SSEP monitoring provided reliable, useful information about the functional integrity of the cauda equina in this animal model. We recommend D-SSEP monitoring as a supplemental tool for quantifying the effect of postlaminotomy fibrosis on neuropathy.