Spine
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A prospective cohort study. ⋯ This study demonstrated that more than half of the patients with cervical OPLL had coexisting OPLL in the thoracic and/or lumbar spine. We strongly recommend computed tomographic analysis of the whole spine for patients with radiographical evidence of OPLL in the cervical spine for the early detection of additional sites of ossification.
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A retrospective study. ⋯ 3.
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Retrospective review. ⋯ LMWH prophylaxis seems to carry a very low hemorrhage risk when started 24 to 36 hours after spine surgery. Larger, prospective studies are needed to assess the safety of early delayed LMWH administration more definitively. Even with aggressive prophylaxis, patients undergoing fusion or multilevel laminectomy for degenerative disease are at significant risk for VTE.