Spine
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Prospective inter-rater and intrarater reliability analysis. ⋯ The current grading system for facet arthropathy has only fair agreement. CT is slightly more reliable for grading. Intrarater reliability was only fair for MRI and moderate for CT. Only limited agreement existed between surgeons as to the extent of facet disease that would pose as a contraindication for TDR.
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Prospective study of assessment of surgical results using a new outcome measure for cervical myelopathy, the Japanese Orthopedic Association cervical myelopathy evaluation questionnaire (JOACMEQ). ⋯ JOACMEQ offers an effective method of evaluation from the perspective of patient evaluations of QOL.