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• Spine · May 2013

  Interspinous spacers compared with decompression or fusion for lumbar stenosis: complications and repeat operations in the Medicare population.

  Retrospective cohort analysis of Medicare claims for 2006-2009. ⋯ 4.

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• Spine · May 2013

  Long-term outcomes of anterior spinal fusion for treating thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves: average 15-year follow-up analysis.

  Retrospective review. ⋯ Overall radiographical findings and patient outcome measures of ASF for Lenke 1 MT AIS were satisfactory at an average follow-up of 15 years. ASF provides significant sagittal correction of the main thoracic curve with long-term maintenance of sagittal profiles. Percent-predicted values of forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in 1 second were decreased in this cohort; however, no patient had complaints related to pulmonary function.

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• Spine · May 2013

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  Osseous metaplastic meningioma in the thoracic spine mimicking osteosarcoma: a case report.

  Case report. ⋯ N/A.

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• Spine · May 2013

  Two-year outcome of erectile dysfunction in patients younger than 50 years with fracture-unrelated lumbar spine disease requiring surgical decompression: a prospective study.

  This is a prospective study. ⋯ 2.

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• Spine · May 2013

  Abnormalities associated with congenital scoliosis: a retrospective study of 226 Chinese surgical cases.

  Retrospective study of a series of 226 consecutive Chinese patients with congenital scoliosis. ⋯ 3.

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