Spine
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Case Reports
Seat belt syndrome with cauda equina syndrome: two unique cases in the same motor vehicle accident.
Case report. ⋯ Two adults in the same car involved in a collision were wearing lap-shoulder belts, and 1 had Denis type A burst fracture at L5 and the other had Denis type B burst fracture at L5. Both developed CES after the accident. Both patients had a good clinical outcome after surgical treatment.
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Meta Analysis
Aggrecan variable number of tandem repeat polymorphism and lumbar disc degeneration: a meta-analysis.
Data on the association between the ACAN (encoded for aggrecan core protein) variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism and lumbar disc degeneration are conflicting, so we performed a meta-analysis. ⋯ Our results suggest an increased risk of shorter alleles compared with normal alleles and longer alleles against lumbar disc degeneration among populations especially among Asian descent. Such association may not be statistically significant in European populations.