Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Comparison of dysphagia between cervical artificial disc replacement and fusion: data from a randomized controlled study with two years of follow-up.
Prospective randomized controlled trial. ⋯ 2.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, trial of transforaminal epidural etanercept for the treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation.
Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. ⋯ Two transforaminal injections of etanercept provided clinically significant reductions in mean daily WLP and worst back pain compared with placebo for subjects with symptomatic LDH. Epidural etanercept may offer patients with sciatica a safe and effective nonoperative treatment.
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Multicenter Study
Deep wound infections after spinal fusion in children with cerebral palsy: a prospective cohort study.
Prospective cohort. ⋯ Deep wound infection occurred in 6.4% of children with CP after spinal fusion. The presence of a gastrostomy/gastrojejunostomy tube was a significant predictor of infection. Gram-negative organisms were the most common causative agents. Surgeons should be cognizant of these factors when treating children with CP and may consider Gram-negative antibiotic prophylaxis.