Spine
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Multicenter Study
Selective thoracic fusion in Lenke 1C curves: prevalence and criteria.
Multicenter retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. ⋯ 3.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of image quality and radiation exposure from C-arm fluoroscopes when used for imaging the spine.
Cadaveric imaging study. ⋯ This is the first time that the spine image quality and radiation exposure of commonly used C-arm machines have been compared. The OEC was ranked the best, produced the best quality images, and had the least amount of radiation.
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Clinical Trial
Specific neck training induces sustained corticomotor hyperexcitability as assessed by motor evoked potentials.
Experimental investigation of short-term and long-term corticomotor effects of specific neck training, coordination training, and no training. ⋯ Specific neck training induced a sustained hyperexcitability of motor neurons controlling the neck muscles compared with coordination training and controls. These findings may prove valuable in the process of developing more effective clinical training programs for unspecific neck pain.
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A genetic association study of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously reported to be associated with curve progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). ⋯ N/A.
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Systematic review. ⋯ Based on a combination of excellent and good quality studies, transverse area correlates with recovery ratio but not with postoperative functional score assessed by Japanese Orthopaedic Association/modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scores. SI changes defined by (1) its presence on T2WI, (2) its extent (focal or multisegmental), (3) its brightness, and (4) its presence on both T1-/T2WI can predict surgical outcomes in degenerative compressive myelopathy.