Spine
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Technical report. ⋯ VATS technique should be considered for a safe, efficacious, and durable CSF leak repair and as an alternative to open thoracotomy in the pediatric age group.
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Case-control study. ⋯ Raised serum chromium levels were detected in 37% of patients following instrumented spinal arthrodesis for correction of scoliosis. This new finding has relatively unknown health implications but potential mutagenic, teratogenic and carcinogenic sequelae. This is especially concerning with most scoliosis patients being adolescent females with their reproductive years ahead.
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Prospective longitudinal study. ⋯ Our findings indicate that factors that allow us to identify patients at risk for poor recovery are age, dizziness, and initial evaluation of neck pain with VAS and cervical column functionality with NPH.
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Magnetic resonance imaging findings of fatty infiltrate in the cervical flexors in chronic whiplash.
Retrospective investigation of muscle changes in patients suffering from chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD). ⋯ There is significantly greater MFI and CSA in the anterior neck muscles, especially in the deeper longus capitis/colli muscles, in subjects with chronic WAD when compared to healthy controls. Future studies are required to investigate the relationships between muscular morphometry and symptoms in patients suffering from acute and chronic WAD.
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Case-control observational study. ⋯ The measurement method in supine and true standing position is excellent for depicting the anatomical regions relevant for spinal canal stenosis in healthy individuals. Measuring the lumbar lordosis angle in both positions is an important requirement for interpreting the relevant anatomical regions. Of particular importance here is the DSCA and the SDSD.