Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Comparison of 2 lumbar total disc replacements: results of a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter Food and Drug Administration trial with 24-month follow-up.
This was a prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter study with 24-month follow-up. ⋯ This prospective, randomized, controlled study comparing 2 TDRs, the first to the authors' knowledge, found the devices produced very similar clinical outcomes. Both groups improved significantly by 6 weeks postoperatively and remained improved throughout follow-up with a high patient satisfaction rate.
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Multicenter Study
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of a Chinese version of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire.
Translation and psychometric testing of a questionnaire. ⋯ The results indicated that the Chinese JOACMEQ successfully retained the psychometric properties of the original JOACMEQ and support the usefulness of the Chinese JOACMEQ as an appropriate supplementary diagnostic and outcome measure for Chinese patients suspected of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
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Multicenter Study
Association of postoperative shoulder balance with adding-on in Lenke Type II adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
A retrospective, multicenter study. ⋯ The postoperative shoulder balance and postoperative distal adding-on were weakly but significantly associated with each other, and both shoulder imbalance and adding-on need to be prevented in Lenke type 2 curves.